CVE-2024-6949 Gargaj wuhu path traversal

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the wuhu web application to read arbitrary files from the server.

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

What is CVE-2024-6949?

CVE-2024-6949 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gargaj wuhu, published on 21 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gargaj wuhu up to 3faad49bfcc3895e9ff76a591d05c8941273d120. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /pages.php?edit=News. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-272071.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6949?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gargaj Wuhu.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6949 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-2024-6949 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6949 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7h3m-cxj7-98rj.

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