CVE-2024-22723Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator file disclosure via media_folder path traversal

Published Feb 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Path traversal in webtrees 2.1.18 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to read server files via media_folder. The media_folder URL parameter accepts traversal sequences that resolve paths outside the intended media/ directory without enforcing that boundary. An administrator session is required, and exposure is limited to sensitive files readable by the web-server process.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.88%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in webtrees 2.1.18 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to read server files via media_folder. The media_folder URL parameter accepts traversal sequences that resolve paths outside the intended media/ directory without enforcing that boundary. An administrator session is required, and exposure is limited to sensitive files readable by the web-server process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22723
Published
Feb 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
webtrees
Product
webtrees
Classifications
CWE-31, CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.1.18

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

webtrees · webtreesversion=2.1.18

Published CVSS scores

6.9GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.9CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-31Path Traversal: 'dir\..\..\filename'
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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