NI VeriStand up to 24.2 vsmodel Loader path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in NI VeriStand up to 24.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component vsmodel Loader. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-6791. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NI VeriStand up to 24.2. Affected is an unknown code of the component vsmodel Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A directory path traversal vulnerability exists when loading a vsmodel file in NI VeriStand that may result in remote code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted .vsmodel file. This vulnerability affects VeriStand 2024 Q2 and prior versions.

The weakness was disclosed by Kimiya. The advisory is available at ni.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-6791 since 07/16/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• NI

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• VeriStand

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• 24.0
• 24.1
• 24.2

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