# CVE-2022-24387: File upload and overwrite to app_data/Config in SmarterTrack v100.0.8019.14010

> Administrators can overwrite critical configuration files via file upload, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation in SmarterTrack.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-38pg-fhjw-6gv5

## What is CVE-2022-24387?

CVE-2022-24387 is a critical vulnerability in SmarterTools SmarterTrack, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

With administrator or admin privileges the application can be tricked into overwriting files in app_data/Config folder, e.g. the systemsettings.xml file. THis is possible in SmarterTrack v100.0.8019.14010

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24387?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Smartertools Smartertrack.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24387?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24387 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24387 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SmarterTools SmarterTrack

- [CVE-2022-24384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24384/): Reflective XSS on SmarterTrack v100.0.8019.14010 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-24386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24386/): Stored XSS in SmarterTrack v100.0.8019.14010 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-36926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36926/): SmarterTools SmarterTrack 7922 -Information Disclosure (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2022-24385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24385/): Information disclosure via direct object access on SmarterTrack v100.0.8019.14010 (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2009-4994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4994/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24387 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24387 is a critical vulnerability in SmarterTools SmarterTrack, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SmarterTools SmarterTrack. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24387/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24387/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24387
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24387
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24387

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24387/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.