CVE-2024-51961 Local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in ArcGIS Server
Remote unauthenticated attackers can read internal files to disclose sensitive configuration information in ArcGIS 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-2024-51961?
CVE-2024-51961 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, published on 3 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a local file inclusion vulnerability in ArcGIS Server 11.3 and below that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to craft a URL that could potentially disclose sensitive configuration information by reading internal files from the remote server. Due to the nature of the files accessible in this vulnerability the impact to confidentiality is High there is no impact to both integrity or availability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Esri Arcgis Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-51961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51961 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-2024-51961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Esri Arcgis Server
- CVE-2025-57870 BUG-000179884 - There is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Feature Services.
- CVE-2026-9181 Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server
- CVE-2026-9182 Unvalidated File Upload vulnerability in ArcGIS Server.
- CVE-2020-35712 Server-side request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2021-29102 There is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server Manager version 10.8.1 and below.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg48-xw7q-cpc8.