CVE-2024-49771

MPXJ has a Potential Path Traversal Vulnerability

Published Oct 28, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. The patch for the historical vulnerability CVE-2020-35460 in MPXJ is incomplete as there is still a possibility that a malicious path could be constructed which would not be picked up by the original fix and allow files to be written to arbitrary locations. The issue is addressed in MPXJ version 13.5.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3068 MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. The patch for the historical vulnerability CVE-2020-35460 in MPXJ is incomplete as there is still a possibility that a malicious path could be constructed which would not be picked up by the original fix and allow files to be written to arbitrary locations. The issue is addressed in MPXJ version 13.5.1.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j945-c44v-97g6 MPXJ has a Potential Path Traversal Vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00119}

epss

{'score': 0.00148}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mpxj
Mpxj mpxj
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mpxj:mpxj:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mpxj
Mpxj mpxj
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. The patch for the historical vulnerability CVE-2020-35460 in MPXJ is incomplete as there is still a possibility that a malicious path could be constructed which would not be picked up by the original fix and allow files to be written to arbitrary locations. The issue is addressed in MPXJ version 13.5.1.
Title MPXJ has a Potential Path Traversal Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2024, 1:37 PM
Reserved
Oct 18, 2024, 1:43 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 28, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:00 AM