CVE•Published 2024-11-18•Modified 2026-09-08•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2024-42392Cesanta · Mongoose

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

4.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 88% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-140Improper Neutralization of Delimiters

Description

Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to trigger an infinite loop bug if the input string contains unexpected characters.

Timeline

Published 2024-11-18

Modified 2026-09-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2024-42392

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Cesanta Mongoose"

All exposed Cesanta Mongoose instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Mongoose"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Mongoose" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2024-42392