CVE-2024-6618 Path Traversal in Ocean Data Systems Dream Report

High 8.5 Published Updated

An attacker can achieve remote code execution in Ocean Data Systems Dream Report via path traversal leading to malicious DLL injection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-6618?

CVE-2024-6618 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in AVEVA Dream Report 2023, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Ocean Data Systems Dream Report, a path traversal vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution through the injection of a malicious dynamic-link library (DLL).

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6618?

How do I fix CVE-2024-6618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6618 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-2024-6618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gm29-ch22-6w64.

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