# CVE-2024-57968: Advantive VeraCore Unrestricted File Upload

> Authenticated attackers can upload files to unintended folders in Advantive VeraCore, potentially leading to data modification or code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 10 Mar 2025 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gx78-3r6j-qx7f

## What is CVE-2024-57968?

CVE-2024-57968 is a critical vulnerability in Advantive VeraCore, published on 3 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Advantive VeraCore before 2024.4.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to upload files to unintended folders (e.g., ones that are accessible during web browsing by other users). upload.aspx can be used for this.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57968?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Advantive Veracore.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-57968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-57968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 31 Mar 2025.

## Is CVE-2024-57968 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-57968 in the wild since at least 10 Mar 2025.

## Other vulnerabilities in Advantive VeraCore

- [CVE-2025-25181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25181/): Advantive VeraCore SQL Injection (medium 5.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-57968 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-57968 is a critical vulnerability in Advantive VeraCore, published on 3 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-57968 in the wild since at least 10 Mar 2025.

Affected product: Advantive VeraCore. 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-2024-57968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57968/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57968
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57968
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-57968

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57968/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.