ESRI ArcGIS Server 10.9.1/11.1/11.2/11.3 path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ESRI ArcGIS Server 10.9.1/11.1/11.2/11.3. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-51966. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in ESRI ArcGIS Server 10.9.1/11.1/11.2/11.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

There is a path traversal vulnerability in ESRI ArcGIS Server versions 10.9.1 thru 11.3. Successful exploitation may allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to traverse the file system to access files outside of the intended directory. There is no impact to integrity or availability due to the nature of the files that can be accessed, but there is a potential high impact to confidentiality.

It is possible to read the advisory at esri.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-51966 since 11/04/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• ESRI

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• ArcGIS Server

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• 10.9.1
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 11.3

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• commercial

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