CVE-2024-6911 Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

High 8.7 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can access local files on Windows systems via a local file inclusion vulnerability in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-6911?

CVE-2024-6911 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Files on the Windows system are accessible without authentication to external parties due to a local file inclusion in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus.This issue affects ProcessPlus: through 1.11.6507.0.

Weakness: CWE-552

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6911?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Perkinelmer Processplus.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6911?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6911 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-2024-6911 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6911 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7hh-r4jx-72fm.

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