Path traversal in NetAlertX
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NetAlertX 24.7.18 before 24.10.12 allows unauthenticated file reading because an HTTP client can ignore a redirect, and because of factors related to strpos and directory traversal, as exploited in the wild in May 2025. This is related to components/logs.php.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA NetAlertX (NetAlertX) Fixed in 24.10.12
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
NetAlertX 24.10.12
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-31001 Missing authentication in NetAlertXPriority HIGH 84
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-48766
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h96f-qxw6-vq8x
References
More Netalertx vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-31001 Missing authentication in NetAlertX CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-31090 NetAlertX has Password Bypass Vulnerability due to Loose Comparison in PHP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-23511 NetAlertX Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-48766 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-48766 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h96f-qxw6-vq8x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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