Zero-day vulnerability in VeraCore

Path traversal
CVE-2024-57968

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2025020545 - Path traversal in Advantive VeraCore

Vulnerable component: VeraCore

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57968

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:A/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote user to upload files to arbitrary folders on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing file uploads in /VeraCore/OMS/upload.aspx. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request and upload files to an arbitrary location on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

External links:

https://intezer.com/blog/research/xe-group-exploiting-zero-days/

About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.