# CVE-2024-51482: ZoneMinder - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-51482 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-51482

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 10.0
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** ZoneMinder
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** web_application

## Description

ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. ZoneMinder v1.37.* <= 1.37.64 is vulnerable to boolean-based SQL Injection in function of web/ajax/event.php. This is fixed in 1.37.65.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-51482](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51482) is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in ZoneMinder versions up to 1.37.64, specifically within the web/ajax/event.php function. Attackers with low privileges can exploit this flaw to manipulate database queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, data modification, or complete system compromise. This vulnerability poses a significant risk for remote attacks and has been addressed in version 1.37.65.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 21st of January 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2024-51482 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to `/zm/index.php` with parameters such as `view=request`, `request=event`, and `action=removetag`, injecting SQL payloads into the `tid` parameter to manipulate the backend database.

## Timeline

- 2024-10-31: CVE Published. CVE-2024-51482 is published to NVD.
- 2026-01-21: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-51482 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-10-26: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-51482 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-qm8h-3xvf-m7j3
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/9e7d31841ed9678a7dd06869037686fc9925e59f
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-51482.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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