Pi-hole before 6 allows unauthenticated admin/api.php?setTempUnit= calls to change the temperature units of the web dashboard.

published 2024-08-19 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-40847

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits: 0; none known

Pi-hole before 6 allows unauthenticated admin/api.php?setTempUnit= calls to change the temperature units of the web dashboard. NOTE: the supplier reportedly does "not consider the bug a security issue" but the specific motivation for letting arbitrary persons change the value (Celsius, Fahrenheit, or Kelvin), seen by the device owner, is unclear.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

pi-hole pi-hole 6.0

github.com/pi-hole/web#3077 pull request

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-19)

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

kiyell.com https://www.kiyell.com/The-Harmless-Pihole-Bug/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

References

github.com /pi-hole/web/pull/3077
issue-tracking
kiyell.com /The-Harmless-Pihole-Bug/
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-44069
NVD CVE-2024-44069

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Summary