# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97m9-vjwc-7vr3

## 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".

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-24 (Path Traversal: '../filedir')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6746?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- EasySpider 0.6.2 - Arbitrary File Read (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-6746.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6746 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6746 exists.

Affected product: NaiboWang EasySpider. 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-2024-6746/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6746/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6746
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6746
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6746

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6746/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.