CVE-2024-11481 Path traversal in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)

High 8.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can access internal APIs via path traversal and insecure forwarding, leading to data exposure and security bypass in Trellix ESM.

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-2024-11481?

CVE-2024-11481 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), published on 29 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in ESM 11.6.10 allows unauthenticated access to the internal Snowservice API. This leads to improper handling of path traversal, insecure forwarding to an AJP backend without adequate validation, and lack of authentication for accessing internal API endpoints.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11481?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trellix Enterprise Security Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11481 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-2024-11481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fr2x-xwp6-rg7p.

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