CVE-2024-0465 code-projects Employee Profile Management System download.php path traversal

Low 3.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in download.php to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-0465?

CVE-2024-0465 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in code-projects Employee Profile Management System, published on 12 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in code-projects Employee Profile Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file download.php. The manipulation of the argument download_file leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-250570 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-24

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0465?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Code-Projects Employee Profile Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0465?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0465 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-2024-0465 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vx5g-jp83-6m8v.

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