Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2024 · Assigned by Fortra

CVE-2024-25153Remote Code Execution in FileCatalyst Workflow 5.x prior to 5.1.6 Build 114

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in FileCatalyst from Fortra. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 41.7% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)41.7%top 1.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

A directory traversal within the ‘ftpservlet’ of the FileCatalyst Workflow Web Portal allows files to be uploaded outside of the intended ‘uploadtemp’ directory with a specially crafted POST request. In situations where a file is successfully uploaded to web portal’s DocumentRoot, specially crafted JSP files could be used to execute code, including web shells.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Fortra FileCatalyst 5.1.4 – before 5.1.6

Weakness: CWE-472 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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