CVE-2024-23459 Multiple Arbitrary Creates/Overwrites by link following

What is CVE-2024-23459?

CVE-2024-23459 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, published on 2 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Mac allows a system file to be overwritten.This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector on Mac : before 3.7.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23459?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zscaler Client Connector.

How do I fix CVE-2024-23459?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23459 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-2024-23459 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Zscaler Client Connector

• CVE-2020-11633 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-23463 Anti-Tampering bypass via Repair App functionality High 8.8
• CVE-2023-28804 Linux ZCC allows unsigned updates, allowing elevated Code Execution High 8.2
• CVE-2023-28799 Open redirect in Client Connector High 8.2
• CVE-2023-28800 Output encoding missing in redrurl parameter High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-9gh8-72qr-qfc7.