CVE-2024-11834 Arbitrary File Write via PTRAC Import

High 8.9 Published 13 Dec 2024 Updated 16 Dec 2024

Attackers can write arbitrary files via PTRAC import, potentially leading to code execution or data modification in PlexTrac.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-11834?

CVE-2024-11834 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in PlexTrac, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in PlexTrac allows arbitrary file writes.This issue affects PlexTrac: from 1.61.3 before 2.8.1.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11834?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Plextrac Plextrac.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11834?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11834 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-2024-11834 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11834 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59fp-r79g-c22h.