# CVE-2024-38878: Path traversal in Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2

> Authenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the diagnostics export API to download arbitrary files from the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6cjc-w4j3-jjh8

## What is CVE-2024-38878?

CVE-2024-38878 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2, published on 2 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 R8.2 SP3 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 R8.2 SP4 (All versions). Affected devices allow authenticated users to export diagnostics data. The corresponding API endpoint is susceptible to path traversal and could allow an authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files from the file system.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38878?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Omnivise T3000 Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38878?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38878 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38878 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2

- [CVE-2024-38879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38879/): Auth bypass in Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2 (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2024-38876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38876/): Privilege escalation in Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2 (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-38877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38877/): Hardcoded credentials in Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2 (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38878 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38878 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2, published on 2 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2. 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-2024-38878/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38878/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38878
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38878
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38878

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38878/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.