CVE-2024-4296 HGiga iSherlock - Arbitrary File Download

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Administrative attackers can exploit insufficient input filtering in the account management interface to download arbitrary system files from HGiga iSherlock servers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-4296?

CVE-2024-4296 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in HGiga iSherlock 4.5, published on 29 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The account management interface of HGiga iSherlock (including MailSherlock, SpamSherlock, AuditSherlock) fails to filter special characters in certain function parameters, allowing remote attackers with administrative privileges to exploit this vulnerability to download arbitrary system files.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4296?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hgiga Isherlock.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4296?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4296 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-2024-4296 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4mp7-6gp5-x248.

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