# CVE-2024-27946: Path traversal in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW

> An attacker with privileges can overwrite arbitrary files in the installation directory by specifying filenames during download operations.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rw6c-wwr4-qgm6

## What is CVE-2024-27946?

CVE-2024-27946 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW, published on 14 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (All versions < V5.5). Downloading files overwrites files with the same name in the 
installation directory of the affected systems. The filename for 
the target file can be specified, thus arbitrary files can be 
overwritten by an attacker with the required privileges.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27946?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Ruggedcom Crossbow.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27946?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27946 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27946 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW

- [CVE-2024-27939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27939/): File upload in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-37372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37372/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-27940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27940/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-27941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27941/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27411/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27946 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27946 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW, published on 14 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27946 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW. 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-2024-27946/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27946/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27946
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27946
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27946

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.