CVE-2024-39717
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-39717 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-08-23) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
⚡ Watch CVE-2024-39717
Get an email if CVE-2024-39717 is added to CISA KEV, gains public exploit code, or a new advisory cites it — max one per day, one-click unsubscribe.
Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 89% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-39717: Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-08-23
External references
Embed the live status
— this badge updates automatically when the KEV or exploit status changes. How to embed it →
[](https://www.csirts.com/cve/CVE-2024-39717)