Path traversal in Allegra - CVE-2024-22513
Published: February 13, 2024 / Updated: October 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86353
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22513
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Allegra
How to mitigate CVE-2024-22513
Install update from vendor's website.
Allegra - update to 7.5.1