# CVE-2024-28753: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read the /etc/passwd file via a crafted request in RaspAP, exposing sensitive system user information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 14 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxwf-g94w-jj52

## What is CVE-2024-28753?

CVE-2024-28753 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RaspAP (aka raspap-webgui) through 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to read the /etc/passwd file via a crafted request.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28753?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Raspap Raspap.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-39986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39986/): RaspAP Command Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-33357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33357/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-39987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39987/): RaspAP Command Injection vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-30260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30260/): RaspAP raspap-webgui Command Injection vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-38556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38556/): Command Injection in RaspAP 2.6.6 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28753 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28753 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-28753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28753/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28753
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28753
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28753

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28753/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.