CVE-2024-34523 Path traversal in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in AChecker, a discontinued web accessibility tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-34523?
CVE-2024-34523 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AChecker 1.5 allows remote attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files via the download.php path parameter by using Unauthenticated Path Traversal. This occurs through readfile in PHP. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34523?
How do I fix CVE-2024-34523?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34523 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-2024-34523 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-34523 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrgh-mmr6-2rm6.