CVE-2024-45709 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Local File Read Vulnerability
Attackers can read local files on Linux installations configured in non-default development or test mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-45709?
CVE-2024-45709 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk, published on 10 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was susceptible to a local file read vulnerability. This vulnerability requires the software be installed on Linux and configured to use non-default development/test mode making exposure to the vulnerability very limited.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45709?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Solarwinds Web Help Desk.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45709 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-2024-45709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Web Help Desk
- CVE-2025-40551 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2025-26399 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2024-28986 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2024-28987 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential
- CVE-2025-40536 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mf9-w55r-wwq5.