CVE-2024-7961 Rockwell Automation Path Traversal Vulnerability in Pavilion8®

High 8.6 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Rockwell Pavilion8 to upload arbitrary files, leading to remote code execution.

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

What is CVE-2024-7961?

CVE-2024-7961 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Pavilion8®, published on 12 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation affected product. If exploited, the threat actor could upload arbitrary files to the server that could result in a remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7961?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Pavilion8.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7961?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7961 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-2024-7961 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g8mr-6p9f-7c7x.

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