# CVE-2022-24424: Path traversal in AppSync

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Dell EMC AppSync to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2crh-j3fx-xcfh

## What is CVE-2022-24424?

CVE-2022-24424 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell AppSync, published on 21 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC AppSync versions from 3.9 to 4.3 contain a path traversal vulnerability in AppSync server. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to the files stored on the server filesystem, with the privileges of the running web application.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24424?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Appsync.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24424?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24424 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell AppSync

- [CVE-2022-22551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22551/): Auth bypass in AppSync (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2022-22553](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22553/): Security feature bypass in AppSync (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-22552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22552/): Cross-site request forgery in AppSync (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-22464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22464/): Information disclosure in AppSync (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2024-39586](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39586/): XML external entity in AppSync (low 2.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24424 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24424 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell AppSync, published on 21 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell AppSync. 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-2022-24424/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24424/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24424
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24424
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24424

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24424/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.