# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cg48-xw7q-cpc8

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-610 (Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere), CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51961?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57870/): BUG-000179884 - There is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Feature Services. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-9181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9181/): Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-9182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9182/): Unvalidated File Upload vulnerability in ArcGIS Server. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35712/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-29102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29102/): There is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server Manager version 10.8.1 and below. (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-51961 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Esri Arcgis Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51961/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51961/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51961
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51961
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51961

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51961/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.