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CVE-2022-24387NVD status: Modified

SmarterTrack: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2022-24387 is a high-severity unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability in SmarterTrack from SmarterTools, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. The record lists versions Build 8075, Build_8075 as the first without the flaw, so updating SmarterTrack to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 82% of scored CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update SmarterTrack to Build 8075 or Build_8075, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
SmarterToolsSmarterTrack100.0.8019.x up to, but not including, Build 8075; 100.0.8019.x up to, but not including, Build_8075Build 8075, Build_8075

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.19.1CriticalCNA (divd.nl)
CVSS 3.17.2HighNVD
CVSS 2.06.5MediumNVD

Official description

With administrator or admin privileges the application can be tricked into overwriting files in app_data/Config folder, e.g. the systemsettings.xml file. THis is possible in SmarterTrack v100.0.8019.14010

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Generate a new, unique filename for an uploaded file instead of using the user-supplied filename, so that no external input is used at all.
  • When the set of acceptable objects, such as filenames or URLs, is limited or known, create a mapping from a set of fixed input values (such as numeric IDs) to the actual filenames or URLs, and reject all other inputs.
  • Consider storing the uploaded files outside of the web document root entirely. Then, use other mechanisms to deliver the files dynamically.

More Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerabilities (CWE-434)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Third-party and government advisories

Recent Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerabilities

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