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CVE-2024-6049

Unauthenticated Path Traversal

High7.5Public exploitEPSS 4.2%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
SEC-VLab

Description

The web server of Lawo AG vsm LTC Time Sync (vTimeSync) is affected by a "..." (triple dot) path traversal vulnerability. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an unauthenticated remote attacker could download arbitrary files from the operating system. As a limitation, the exploitation is only possible if the requested file has some file extension, e. g. .exe or .txt.

Public exploit

An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By SEC-VLab

  2. · 4 months later

    Published

  3. · 1 day later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2024-6049, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVDNVD · Deferred3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
4.2% · top 8.9% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

Affected products

What to do

Solution: The vendor provides a patch in versions after v4.5 which can be downloaded from the following URL, such as version 4.5.6.0, see:  lawo.com/lawo-downloads/ https://lawo.com/lawo-downloads/

Exploitation: SEC Consult has published proof of concept code for this vulnerability.

References (3)

Sources

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