# CVE-2024-52309: GO-2024-3283 - SFTPGo allows administrators to restrict command execution from the EventManager in github.com/drakkan/sftpgo

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-52309-sftpgo-allows-administrators-to-restrict-command-execution-from  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-11-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-52309 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-11-21

SFTPGo allows administrators to restrict command execution from the EventManager in github.com/drakkan/sftpgo

Technologies: [github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-drakkan-sftpgo), [github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-drakkan-sftpgo-v2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-52309 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-52309 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-52309?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 21 November 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.4.0,fixed=2.6.3; sftpgo (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.4.0,fixed=2.6.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-52309?** Yes. github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.6.3 or later; sftpgo (Go): upgrade to 2.6.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-52309?** Check whether you run github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go), github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) or sftpgo (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.6.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2@v2.6.3
  ```

- sftpgo (Go): upgrade to 2.6.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get sftpgo@v2.6.3
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.4.0,fixed=2.6.3
- sftpgo (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.4.0,fixed=2.6.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-52309
- GHSA-49cc-xrjf-9qf7
- GO-2024-3283

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