CVE-2024-34014 Path traversal in Acronis Backup extension for Plesk
Attackers can overwrite arbitrary files during recovery via improper symbolic link handling in Acronis Backup plugins for cPanel, Plesk, and DirectAdmin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-34014?
CVE-2024-34014 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Acronis Backup extension for Plesk, published on 11 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Arbitrary file overwrite during recovery due to improper symbolic link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.8.3.818, Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.9.1.892, Acronis Backup extension for Plesk (Linux) before build 1.8.6.599, Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin (Linux) before build 1.2.2.181.
Weakness: CWE-61
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34014?
How do I fix CVE-2024-34014?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-34014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c9g-ghq5-c4c8.