CVE-2024-11834: Arbitrary File Write via PTRAC Import
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.50% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: PlexTrac PlexTrac 2.8.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to PlexTrac PlexTrac 2.8.1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in PlexTrac allows arbitrary file writes.This issue affects PlexTrac: from 1.61.3 before 2.8.1.
- Published
- Dec 13, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 43th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-22
Report tools
Action score
35
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · PlexTrac
- 8.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/U:Red
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| plextrac | plextrac | cpe:2.3:a:plextrac:plextrac |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (PlexTrac). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
PlexTrac PlexTrac
- 1.61.3 and later · before 2.8.1affected · semver
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- plextrac plextrac1.61.3 and later · before 2.8.1
Same product
plextrac: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-11833Arbitrary Directory Write via Runbooks Artifact Upload35Monitor
- CVE-2022-37144The PlexTrac platform prior to API version 1.17.0 does not restrict excessive MFA TOTP submission attempts.35Monitor
- CVE-2024-12687Insecure YAML Deserialization34Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-37145Sep 7, 2022 · The PlexTrac platform prior to version 1.17.0 does not restrict excessive authentication attempts for accounts configured to use the…30Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-37146Sep 7, 2022 · The PlexTrac platform prior to version 1.28.0 allows for username enumeration via HTTP response times on invalid login attempts for users…21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-11835Dec 13, 2024 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in PlexTrac allows WebSocket DoS.This issue affects PlexTrac: from 1.61.3 before 2.8.1.28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlexTrac PlexTrac | 2.8.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Selim Decampsfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-118330 days apartArbitrary Directory Write via Runbooks Artifact Upload35Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Red
nvd-secondary
Root cause
A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-22 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
res.sendFile(file);Fixed
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
return res.sendStatus(400);
}
res.sendFile(file);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Path TraversalCAPEC-126likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.