# CVE-2024-28977: Path traversal in Dell Repository Manager (DRM)

> A local attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the logger module to read arbitrary files on the server filesystem.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jr46-xh54-wmrg

## What is CVE-2024-28977?

CVE-2024-28977 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Repository Manager (DRM)	, published on 24 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Repository Manager, versions 3.4.2 through 3.4.4,contains a Path Traversal vulnerability in logger module. A local attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to the files stored on the server filesystem with the privileges of the running web application.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28977?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Repository Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28977 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28977 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Repository Manager (DRM)	

- [CVE-2024-28976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28976/): Path traversal in Dell Repository Manager (DRM) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-45376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45376/): Privilege escalation in Dell Repository Manager (DRM) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-21420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21420/): Path traversal in Repository Manager (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-22576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22576/): Privilege escalation in Dell Repository Manager (DRM) (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2023-44282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44282/): Privilege escalation in Dell Repository Manager (DRM) (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28977 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28977 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Repository Manager (DRM)	, published on 24 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28977 exists.

Affected product: Dell Repository Manager (DRM)	. 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-2024-28977/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28977/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28977
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28977
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28977

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28977/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.