CVE-2024-42499Network attack vector

File disclosure via unchecked history comparison paths

Published Nov 15, 2024 · Updated Nov 18, 2024

Path traversal in FitNesse before 20241026 allows remote attackers to disclose file existence and partial file contents over HTTP. HistoryComparerResponder joins the request resource and TestResult filename inputs without canonicalizing them or confining them to the test-history directory. Unauthenticated network access to the comparison responder is sufficient; traversal sequences can probe arbitrary server paths, while content disclosure depends on the selected file and comparison response.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in FitNesse before 20241026 allows remote attackers to disclose file existence and partial file contents over HTTP. HistoryComparerResponder joins the request resource and TestResult filename inputs without canonicalizing them or confining them to the test-history directory. Unauthenticated network access to the comparison responder is sufficient; traversal sequences can probe arbitrary server paths, while content disclosure depends on the selected file and comparison response.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42499
Published
Nov 15, 2024
Updated
Nov 18, 2024
Vendor
Robert C. Martin
Product
FitNesse
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005, T1083
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <20241026
  2. Affected versionversion=releases prior to 20241026

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Robert C. Martin · FitNesseversion=0 <20241026; version=releases prior to 20241026

Published CVSS scores

5.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.3JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System
T1083File and Directory Discovery

Public exploit references

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