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CVE-2024-25154: Path Traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and Earlier

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Improper URL validation leads to path traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and earlier allowing an encoded payload to cause the web server to return files located outside of the web root which may lead to data leakage.

Affected products

• Fortra FileCatalyst: from 3.0.0 before 3.8.9 — fixed in 3.8.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortra FileCatalyst 3.8.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://filecatalyst.software/public/filecatalyst/Direct/3.8.9.90/whatsnew_direct.html
• https://www.fortra.com/security/advisory/fi-2024-003
• https://filecatalyst.software/public/filecatalyst/Direct/3.8.9.90/whatsnew_direct.html
• https://www.fortra.com/security/advisory/fi-2024-003

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