# CVE-2024-33535: Path traversal in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary local files within a specific directory via the packages parameter in Zimbra Collaboration.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cpff-q36h-wcr2

## What is CVE-2024-33535?

CVE-2024-33535 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 9.0 and 10.0. The vulnerability involves unauthenticated local file inclusion (LFI) in a web application, specifically impacting the handling of the packages parameter. Attackers can exploit this flaw to include arbitrary local files without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. The vulnerability is limited to files within a specific directory.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33535?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zimbra Collaboration.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-33535?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-33535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-27443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27443/): Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-29381](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29381/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-29382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29382/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-32294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32294/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-35209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35209/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-33535 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-33535 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 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-2024-33535 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-2024-33535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33535/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33535
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33535
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-33535

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33535/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.