Path traversal in CData Connect - CVE-2024-31849
Published: April 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88195
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31849
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the embedded Jetty server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and gain complete administrative access to the application.
Affected software
CData Connect
How to mitigate CVE-2024-31849
Install update from vendor's website.
CData Connect - update to 23.4.8846