CVE-2024-42007 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in the SPX profiling library to read arbitrary files from the server.
- 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-2024-42007?
CVE-2024-42007 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SPX (aka php-spx) through 0.4.15 allows SPX_UI_URI Directory Traversal to read arbitrary files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42007?
How do I fix CVE-2024-42007?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42007 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-2024-42007 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-42007 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgj9-34jq-3c7h.