Vulnerability · Published Nov 15, 2024 · Assigned by jpcert

CVE-2024-42499

Medium 5.3

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A medium-severity path traversal in FitNesse from unclebob. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') issue exists in FitNesse releases prior to 20241026. If this vulnerability is exploited, an attacker may be able to know whether a file exists at a specific path, and/or obtain some part of the file contents under specific conditions.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Maven	org.fitnesse:fitnesse	20241026	GHSA-q297-5ff8-hc92

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
unclebob	FitNesse	releases prior to 20241026

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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Affected packages & fixed versions

Affected products (as reported)

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