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TI-2024-16606 Aliases CVE-2024-25155GHSA-7px8-gc65-33rq

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and earlier

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and earlier through 3.8.6, the web server does not properly sanitize illegal characters in a URL which is then displayed on a subsequent error page. A malicious actor could craft a URL which would then execute arbitrary code within an HTML script tag.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FileCatalyst (Fortra): 3.8.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortraFileCatalyst3.8.6 to before 3.8.93.8.9Patch availableCNA
  • FileCatalyst VendorFortra Affected 3.8.6 to before 3.8.9 Fixed in 3.8.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortra:filecatalyst_direct:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.8.9VulnerableFortra
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortra:filecatalyst_direct:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.8.9 Vulnerable ·Fortra

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FileCatalyst (Fortra) Fixed in 3.8.9

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Fortra FileCatalyst 3.8.9

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-16605 Path Traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and EarlierPriority LOW 26
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25155
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7px8-gc65-33rq

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2024-16605 Path Traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and Earlier CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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