Authenticated privilege escalation via unprotected FTP configuration
Published Oct 14, 2024 · Updated Mar 18, 2025
Privilege escalation in Automatic Systems Maintenance SlimLane allows remote authenticated users to alter FTP settings through its web interface. FtpConfig.php can be force-browsed and accepts a save_ftp_config POST that reads or overwrites the FTP host, username, password, and enabled state without a page-level authorization check. Network reachability and low-privileged access are sufficient; the tester function and credential changes can redirect device transfers and expose stored FTP secrets.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Automatic Systems Maintenance SlimLane allows remote authenticated users to alter FTP settings through its web interface. FtpConfig.php can be force-browsed and accepts a save_ftp_config POST that reads or overwrites the FTP host, username, password, and enabled state without a page-level authorization check. Network reachability and low-privileged access are sufficient; the tester function and credential changes can redirect device transfers and expose stored FTP secrets.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-48822
- Published
- Oct 14, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- Vendor
- Automatic Systems
- Product
- Maintenance SlimLane
- Classifications
- CWE-276, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=29565_d74ecce0c1081d50546db573a499941b10799fb7
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Public exploit references
- FtpConfig.php save_ftp_config POST requestproof of concept · demonstrated
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