CVE-2024-2224: bitdefender endpoint_security Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-2224 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in bitdefender endpoint_security. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-04-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’) vulnerability in the UpdateServer component of Bitdefender GravityZone allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. This issue affects the following products that include the vulnerable component: Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Linux version 7.0.5.200089 Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Windows version 7.9.9.380 GravityZone Control Center (On Premises) version 6.36.1

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.