# CVE-2024-7741: wanglongcn ltcms API Endpoint downloadfile downloadFile path traversal

> Attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the ltcms downloadFile API endpoint to read arbitrary files from the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-485q-x8fc-8c94

## What is CVE-2024-7741?

CVE-2024-7741 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in wanglongcn ltcms, published on 13 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in wanglongcn ltcms 1.0.20 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function downloadFile of the file /api/file/downloadfile of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument file leads to path traversal. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7741?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ltcms Ltcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7741 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7741 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in wanglongcn ltcms

- [CVE-2024-7740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7740/): wanglongcn ltcms API Endpoint download server-side request forgery (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-7742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7742/): wanglongcn ltcms API Endpoint multiDownload server-side request forgery (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-7743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7743/): wanglongcn ltcms API Endpoint downloadUrl server-side request forgery (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7741 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7741 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in wanglongcn ltcms, published on 13 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7741 exists.

Affected product: wanglongcn ltcms. 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-2024-7741/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7741/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7741
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7741
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7741

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7741/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.