CVE-2024-53537Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthorized file access via unchecked path parameters

Published Jan 31, 2025 · Updated Mar 20, 2025

Path traversal in OpenPanel File Manager 0.2.1 through 0.3.4 allows remote attackers to read or copy files outside assigned directories. The compress, copy, download, and view endpoints accept pathParam or path_param values that resolve outside /home/username/ and operate on files in the UI container. Published requests carry an OpenPanel session cookie, although CISA scores the flaw as requiring no privileges; exposed files can include container configuration and account data.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability2.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in OpenPanel File Manager 0.2.1 through 0.3.4 allows remote attackers to read or copy files outside assigned directories. The compress, copy, download, and view endpoints accept pathParam or path_param values that resolve outside /home/username/ and operate on files in the UI container. Published requests carry an OpenPanel session cookie, although CISA scores the flaw as requiring no privileges; exposed files can include container configuration and account data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-53537
Published
Jan 31, 2025
Updated
Mar 20, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

9.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

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

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