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.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-52301 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2024-52301 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-52301 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

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.