# CVE-2024-5217: ServiceNow - RCE

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-5217 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-2024-5217

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 9.2
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** ServiceNow Now Platform
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-184 (Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs); CWE-697 (Incorrect Comparison)
- **Tags:** enterprise_software

## Description

ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in the Washington DC, Vancouver, and earlier Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the context of the Now Platform. The vulnerability is addressed in the listed patches and hot fixes below, which were released during the June 2024 patching cycle. If you have not done so already, we recommend applying security patches relevant to your instance as soon as possible.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-5217](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5217) is a high-severity vulnerability in ServiceNow’s Now Platform that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution through improper input validation.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 1st of August 2024.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2024-5217 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature.
Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2024-5217 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-5217 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

Attempts to exploit this flaw typically manifest in requests to URLs containing `/login.do?jvar_page_title=<style>`.

## Timeline

- 2024-07-10: CVE Published. CVE-2024-5217 is published to NVD.
- 2024-07-29: CISA KEV. CVE-2024-5217 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2024-08-01: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-5217 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2024-08-19: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).
- 2024-11-23: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-5217 for the first time.

## References

- https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1648313
- https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1644293
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-5217.yaml

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-5217) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2024-5217. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.