CVE-2024-56134

Arbitrary file download via crafted HTTP request

Published Feb 5, 2025 · Updated Feb 5, 2025

Improper input validation in Progress LoadMaster before 7.2.61.0 allows remote authenticated users to download any system file. The management interface processes crafted HTTP request input without adequate sanitization, permitting retrieval of arbitrary local file contents. Management-interface access and successful authentication are required, and Progress does not disclose the affected endpoint or parameter.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Progress LoadMaster before 7.2.61.0 allows remote authenticated users to download any system file. The management interface processes crafted HTTP request input without adequate sanitization, permitting retrieval of arbitrary local file contents. Management-interface access and successful authentication are required, and Progress does not disclose the affected endpoint or parameter.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-56134
Published
Feb 5, 2025
Updated
Feb 5, 2025
Vendor
Progress Software Corporation
Product
LoadMaster
Classifications
CWE-20, CAPEC-88, T1005
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All Previous Versions <7.2.61.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Progress Software Corporation · LoadMasterversion=All Previous Versions <7.2.61.0

Published CVSS scores

6.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4Progress Software CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CAPEC-88OS Command Injection
T1005Data from Local System

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