CVE-2025-24291 File upload in Director
Attackers can bypass MIME validation via argument injection to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to code execution on Versa Director.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24291?
CVE-2025-24291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Versa Director, published on 18 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform provides functionality to upload various types of files. However, the Java code handling file uploads contains an argument injection vulnerability. By appending additional arguments to the file name, an attacker can bypass MIME type validation, allowing the upload of arbitrary file types. This flaw can be exploited to place a malicious file on disk. Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers. There are no workarounds to disable the GUI option. Versa recommends that Director be upgraded to one of the remediated software versions.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24291?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Versa-Networks Versa Director.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-24291 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24291 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Versa Director
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5m4-587r-x2v2.