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CVE-2024-48766

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2025-05-12 by GCVE · previdian, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2025-05-13
  • Fixed in24.10.12
  • WeaknessCWE-22 · CWE-698

Am I affected?

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-05-1213:24Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  2. 2025-05-1213:24Exploitation first reportedGCVE
  3. 2025-05-1316:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Netalertx
BranchAffectedFixed in
24.x≥ 24.7.18, < 24.10.1224.10.12

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As mitre, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • NetAlertXother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 24.7.18, < 24.10.12fixed in 24.10.12custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-05-13

Fix

  1. Update Netalertx to 24.10.12

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-08 06:29 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/scanner/http/netalertx_file_readrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2025-05-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-h96f-qxw6-vq8x

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-48766?

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.

Is CVE-2024-48766 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-48766, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-48766?

CVE-2024-48766 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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