Unauthenticated file disclosure via log path traversal
Published May 13, 2025 · Updated May 13, 2025
Path traversal in NetAlertX 24.7.18 before 24.10.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through the web interface. The components/logs.php handler trusts the filePath value in attacker-supplied items JSON and applies flawed strpos-based validation; clients that ignore its redirect still receive the requested file. No authentication is required, and any file readable by the service account can be disclosed.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in NetAlertX 24.7.18 before 24.10.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through the web interface. The components/logs.php handler trusts the filePath value in attacker-supplied items JSON and applies flawed strpos-based validation; clients that ignore its redirect still receive the requested file. No authentication is required, and any file readable by the service account can be disclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-48766
- Published
- May 13, 2025
- Updated
- May 13, 2025
- Vendor
- NetAlertX
- Product
- NetAlertX
- Classifications
- CWE-22, CWE-698, T1005, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=24.7.18 <24.10.12
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Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- NetAlertX File Read Metasploit modulefunctional · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- In-the-wild exploitation reported in May 2025reported exploitation
Technologies
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