What is CVE-2024-45256?

CVE-2024-45256 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-45256?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-45256 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in N/a

CVE-2024-45256

An arbitrary file write issue in the exfiltration endpoint in BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0 allows attackers to overwrite SQLite databases and bypass authentication via an unauthenticated HTTP request with a crafted parameter. This occurs in file_add in api/files/routes.py.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.056 (92.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45256?: CVE-2024-45256 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-45256?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-45256 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.