Path traversal in Allegra - CVE-2024-22513

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Path traversal in Allegra - CVE-2024-22513

Published: February 13, 2024 / Updated: October 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86353
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22513
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG
Affected software:
Allegra

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the unzipFile method. A remote user can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and overwrite arbitrary files on the system, leading to a system compromise.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-22513

Install update from vendor's website.

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