Is CVE-2024-3738 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-3738 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-3738?

CVE-2024-3738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-3738?

CVE-2024-3738 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-3738?

Upgrade nginxwebui to 4.2.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-3738

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in cym1102 nginxWebUI up to 3.9.9. This affects the function handlePath of the file /adminPage/conf/saveCmd. The manipulation of the argument nginxPath leads to improper certificate validation. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-260577 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

nginxwebuiNVD

Affected:< 4.2.4Fixed in:4.2.4CVE-2024-3738derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vuldb.com

Issue Tracking1

github.com

VDB Entry1

vuldb.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0601	High	8.1	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2009-3555	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-26923	High	8.8	83%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-27823	Critical	9.8	53%	-	-
CVE-2022-42979	High	8.8	24%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-21.