CVE-2024-39717: Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The Versa Director GUI contains an unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability that allows administrators with Provider-Data-Center-Admin or Provider-Data-Center-System-Admin privileges to customize the user interface. The “Change Favicon” (Favorite Icon) enables the upload of a .png file, which can be exploited to upload a malicious file with a .png extension disguised as an image.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Versa Director has an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows malicious file uploads disguised as images.
- Who is affected
- Administrators with specific privileges on the Versa Director GUI.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Implement restrictions on file uploads and update to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39717
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2024-39717Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 89% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-39717 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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