CVE-2024-57728: SimpleHelp Path Traversal 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.
SimpleHelp contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows admin users to upload arbitrary files anywhere on the file system by uploading a crafted zip file (i.e. zip slip). This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the host in the context of the SimpleHelp server user.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows admin users to upload arbitrary files anywhere on the file system, potentially executing arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Users of SimpleHelp are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and its exploitation status.
- Action
- Update to the patched version as soon as it is available.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57728
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-2024-57728Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 94% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-57728 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for SimpleHelp Path Traversal
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-57727: SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-02-13
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