Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerability (CVE-2024-39717)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2024-08-23 · CVE-2024-39717
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. CISA added CVE-2024-39717 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Aug 23, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Sep 13, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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