Laravel - Parameter Injection (CVE-2024-52301)

CVE-2024-52301 is a vulnerability impacting the Laravel web application framework, where attackers can manipulate framework behavior by altering the execution environment through specially crafted query strings. This flaw can result in unauthorized privilege changes and potential compromise of application integrity.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 21st of November 2024.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2024-52301 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2024-52301 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-52301 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Attack attempts often involve requests that use specially crafted query parameters ending with --env, aiming to control the application's environment settings during request handling.