Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2024 · Assigned by Fortra

CVE-2024-25154Path Traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and Earlier

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in FileCatalyst from Fortra. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper URL validation leads to path traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and earlier allowing an encoded payload to cause the web server to return files located outside of the web root which may lead to data leakage.  

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Fortra FileCatalyst 3.8.6 – before 3.8.9

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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