CVE-2024-11979Network attack vector

Unauthenticated code execution via path-traversing uploads

Published Nov 29, 2024 · Updated Dec 3, 2024

Path traversal in Internet Information Co., Ltd. DreamMaker before 2024/09/26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. DreamMaker's file-upload processing accepts path traversal in destination paths and does not restrict dangerous file types, allowing a web shell to be placed in an executable directory. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the uploaded web shell provides remote code execution on the DreamMaker server.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Internet Information Co., Ltd. DreamMaker before 2024/09/26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. DreamMaker's file-upload processing accepts path traversal in destination paths and does not restrict dangerous file types, allowing a web shell to be placed in an executable directory. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the uploaded web shell provides remote code execution on the DreamMaker server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11979
Published
Nov 29, 2024
Updated
Dec 3, 2024
Vendor
Internet Information Co., Ltd.
Product
DreamMaker
Classifications
CWE-434, CAPEC-650, CAPEC-139, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <2024/09/26

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Internet Information Co., Ltd. · DreamMakerversion=0; version=0 <2024/09/26

Published CVSS scores

9.8TWCERT/CCCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CAPEC-650Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
CAPEC-139Relative Path Traversal
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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