CVE-2024-1142Network attack vector

Authenticated file overwrite or deletion via path traversal

Published Mar 6, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Path traversal in Sonatype IQ Server 143 through 170 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite or delete files via a crafted request. Sonatype has not published the affected endpoint, path parameter, or filesystem path-validation failure. Valid IQ Server credentials are required, and successful exploitation can alter or remove files accessible to the server process.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.71%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Sonatype IQ Server 143 through 170 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite or delete files via a crafted request. Sonatype has not published the affected endpoint, path parameter, or filesystem path-validation failure. Valid IQ Server credentials are required, and successful exploitation can alter or remove files accessible to the server process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1142
Published
Mar 6, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
Sonatype
Product
Sonatype IQ Server
Classifications
CWE-22, T1565.001, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=143 <171

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Sonatype · Sonatype IQ Serverversion=143 <171

Published CVSS scores

5.4SonatypeCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation
T1485Data Destruction

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