CVE-2024-6746 NaiboWang EasySpider HTTP GET Request server.js path traversal
A path traversal vulnerability in EasySpider allows local network attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted HTTP GET requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6746?
CVE-2024-6746 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in NaiboWang EasySpider, published on 15 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NaiboWang EasySpider 0.6.2 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file \EasySpider\resources\app\server.js of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation with the input /../../../../../../../../../Windows/win.ini leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. The attack needs to be done within the local network. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-271477 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The code maintainer explains, that this is not a big issue "because the default is that the software runs locally without going through the Internet".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6746?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Easyspider Easyspider.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6746?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6746 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-2024-6746 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6746 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97m9-vjwc-7vr3.