CVE-2024-45842 Path traversal in Sharp Digital Full-color MFPs and Monochrome MFPs

Medium 5.3 Published 25 Oct 2024 Updated 3 Dec 2024

Attackers can retrieve internal files from Sharp and Toshiba MFPs via crafted HTTP PUT requests exploiting path traversal.

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-2024-45842?

CVE-2024-45842 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sharp Digital Full-color MFPs and Monochrome MFPs, published on 25 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sharp and Toshiba Tec MFPs improperly process URI data in HTTP PUT requests resulting in a path Traversal vulnerability. Unintended internal files may be retrieved when processing crafted HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45842?

It affects 320 products.

Products include Sharp Bp-30c25 Firmware, Sharp Bp-30c25t Firmware, Sharp Bp-30c25y Firmware, Sharp Bp-30c25z Firmware, Sharp Bp-30m28 Firmware, Sharp Bp-30m28t Firmware and 314 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45842 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-2024-45842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hcxx-63hw-vwpp.