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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.9

CVE-2024-22723 json

Webtrees Path Traversal vulnerability

published 2024-02-28 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-6w5q-79rf-7c49 , EUVD-2024-0542

cvss
4.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Webtrees 2.1.18 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. By manipulating the "media_folder" parameter in the URL, an attacker (in this case, an administrator) can navigate beyond the intended directory (the 'media/' directory) to access sensitive files in other parts of the application's file system.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • cupc4k3.medium.com https://cupc4k3.medium.com/cve-2024-22723-webtrees-vulnerability-uncovering-sensitive-data-through-path-traversal-7442e7a38b68 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist fisharebest/webtrees
<=2.1.18
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • webtrees webtrees

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-31 Path Traversal: 'dir\..\..\filename'
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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