# CVE-2024-25154: Path Traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and Earlier

> An attacker can exploit improper URL validation to read files outside the web root, leading to potential data leakage.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fhxr-6q8q-x43m

## What is CVE-2024-25154?

CVE-2024-25154 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper URL validation leads to path traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and earlier allowing an encoded payload to cause the web server to return files located outside of the web root which may lead to data leakage.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25154?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortra Filecatalyst Direct.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-25154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-25154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortra FileCatalyst

- [CVE-2024-25155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25155/): Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and earlier (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25154 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-25154 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortra FileCatalyst. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2024-25154/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25154/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25154
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25154
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25154

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25154/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.