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CVE-2024-51483: changedetection.io Path Traversal vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

changedetection.io is free, open source web page change detection software. Prior to version 0.47.5, when a WebDriver is used to fetch files, `source:file:///etc/passwd` can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional `file:///etc/passwd` gets blocked. Version 0.47.5 fixes the issue.

Affected products

• Changedetection: before 0.47.5 — fixed in 0.47.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Changedetection 0.47.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/blob/master/changedetectionio/model/Watch.py#L19
• https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/blob/master/changedetectionio/processors/__init__.py#L35
• https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgg-57xj-g77r
• https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17591630/CL-ChangeDetection.io.Path.Travsersal-311024-181039.pdf

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