CVE-2024-5178Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrative file disclosure via path-filter bypass

Published Jul 10, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Sensitive file read in ServiceNow Now Platform Utah, Vancouver, and Washington DC allows remote authenticated users to read server files. The SecurelyAccess path filter accepts a crafted name such as /co..nf/... before cleanup removes the embedded '..', yielding a restricted /conf/... path. Administrative access to an affected instance is required; successful exploitation discloses sensitive server files without altering data or interrupting service.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability33.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive file read in ServiceNow Now Platform Utah, Vancouver, and Washington DC allows remote authenticated users to read server files. The SecurelyAccess path filter accepts a crafted name such as /co..nf/... before cleanup removes the embedded '..', yielding a restricted /conf/... path. Administrative access to an affected instance is required; successful exploitation discloses sensitive server files without altering data or interrupting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5178
Published
Jul 10, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
ServiceNow
Product
Now Platform
Classifications
CWE-184, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 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=0 <Utah Patch 10a Hot Fix 2
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <Utah Patch 10b Hot Fix 1
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <Utah Patch 10 Hot Fix 3
  4. Affected versionversion=0 <Vancouver Patch 10
  5. Affected versionversion=0 <Vancouver Patch 6 Hot Fix 2
  6. Affected versionversion=0 <Vancouver Patch 7 Hot Fix 3b
  7. Affected versionversion=0 <Vancouver Patch 8 Hot Fix 4
  8. Affected versionversion=0 <Vancouver Patch 9 Hot Fix 1
  9. Affected versionversion=0 <Washington DC Patch 1 Hot Fix 3b
  10. Affected versionversion=0 <Washington DC Patch 2 Hot Fix 2
  11. Affected versionversion=0 <Washington DC Patch 3 Hot Fix 2
  12. Affected versionversion=0 <Washington DC Patch 4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ServiceNow · Now Platformversion=0 <Utah Patch 10a Hot Fix 2; version=0 <Utah Patch 10b Hot Fix 1; version=0 <Utah Patch 10 Hot Fix 3; version=0 <Vancouver Patch 10; version=0 <Vancouver Patch 6 Hot Fix 2; version=0 <Vancouver Patch 7 Hot Fix 3b; version=0 <Vancouver Patch 8 Hot Fix 4; version=0 <Vancouver Patch 9 Hot Fix 1; version=0 <Washington DC Patch 1 Hot Fix 3b; version=0 <Washington DC Patch 2 Hot Fix 2; version=0 <Washington DC Patch 3 Hot Fix 2; version=0 <Washington DC Patch 4

Published CVSS scores

4.9ServiceNowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.9ServiceNowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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Reported exploitation

Technologies

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