# CVE-2024-22723: Webtrees Path Traversal vulnerability

> An administrator can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Webtrees to access sensitive files outside the intended media directory.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6w5q-79rf-7c49

## What is CVE-2024-22723?

CVE-2024-22723 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Webtrees 2.1.18 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. By manipulating the "media_folder" parameter in the URL, an attacker (in this case, an administrator) can navigate beyond the intended directory (the 'media/' directory) to access sensitive files in other parts of the application's file system.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-31 (Path Traversal: 'dir\..\..\filename')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22723?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including fisharebest/webtrees. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `fisharebest/webtrees` | Packagist | All versions to 2.1.18 | None |
| `fisharebest/webtrees` | Packagist | All versions to 2.1.18 | None |

Products: Webtrees Webtrees.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22723 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22723 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-100006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-100006/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22723 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22723 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22723 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- fisharebest/webtrees (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.1.18; no fix listed
- fisharebest/webtrees (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.1.18; no fix listed

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-2024-22723/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22723/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22723
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22723
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22723

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22723/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.