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CVE-2022-24637 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting open web analytics. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
Open Web Analytics (OWA) before 1.7.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain sensitive user information, which can be used to gain admin privileges by leveraging cache hashes. This occurs because files generated with '<?php (instead of the intended "<?php sequence) aren't handled by the PHP interpreter.
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- EPSS top 1%: very likely to be exploited
- Public exploit reference
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 99.1% (top 1%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-269 |
| Published | 2022-03-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- GitHub PoC: Lay0us/CVE-2022-24637 (5 stars)
- GitHub PoC: hupe1980/CVE-2022-24637 (5 stars)
- GitHub PoC: icebreack/CVE-2022-24637 (4 stars)
- GitHub PoC: 0xM4hm0ud/CVE-2022-24637
- GitHub PoC: 0xRyuk/CVE-2022-24637
- Exploit-DB: Open Web Analytics 1.7.3 - Remote Code Execution
- Metasploit: Open Web Analytics 1.7.3 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)
- Nuclei scan template: Open Web Analytics 1.7.3 - Remote Code Execution
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2022-24637?
open web analytics: upgrade to 1.7.4. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2022-24637 being exploited?
CVE-2022-24637 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2022-24637 affect?
CVE-2022-24637 affects open web analytics. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Open Web Analytics (OWA) before 1.7.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain sensitive user information, which can be used to gain admin privileges by leveraging cache hashes. This occurs because files generated with '<?php (in
How urgent is CVE-2022-24637?
Priority 69/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 1%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action