CVE-2020-24624 Path traversal in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in HPE PPU UCS Meter to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24624?
CVE-2020-24624 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter, published on 23 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unathenticated directory traversal in the DownloadServlet class execute() method can lead to arbitrary file reads in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter version 1.9.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24624?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hpe Utility Computing Service Meter.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24624?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-24624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2cj-f63h-vgcc.