CVE-2024-45842: sharp corporation sharp digital full-color mfps and monochrome mfps Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-45842 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in sharp corporation sharp digital full-color mfps and monochrome mfps. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-10-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-12-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Sharp and Toshiba Tec MFPs improperly process URI data in HTTP PUT requests resulting in a path Traversal vulnerability. Unintended internal files may be retrieved when processing crafted HTTP requests.

• 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.