CVE-2024-57189: erxes Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-57189 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Path Traversal vulnerability in erxes. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 10-06-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-06-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Erxes <1.6.2, an authenticated attacker can write to arbitrary files on the system using a Path Traversal vulnerability in the importHistoriesCreate GraphQL mutation handler.

• 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.