CVE-2024-39717—Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerability

Description

The Versa Director GUI contains an unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability that allows administrators with Provider-Data-Center-Admin or Provider-Data-Center-System-Admin privileges to customize the user interface. The “Change Favicon” (Favorite Icon) enables the upload of a .png file, which can be exploited to upload a malicious file with a .png extension disguised as an image.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Additional Notes

• https://versa-networks.com/blog/versa-security-bulletin-update-on-cve-2024-39717-versa-director-dangerous-file-type-upload-vulnerability/
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39717

Related News Articles

• China Accuses U.S. of Fabricating Volt Typhoon to Hide Its Own Hacking CampaignsOctober 15, 2024
• Chinese Volt Typhoon Exploits Versa Director Flaw, Targets U.S. and Global IT SectorsAugust 27, 2024
• Chinese Volt Typhoon hackers exploited Versa zero-day to breach ISPs, MSPsAugust 27, 2024
• Versa fixes Director zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacksAugust 26, 2024
• CISA Urges Federal Agencies to Patch Versa Director Vulnerability by SeptemberAugust 24, 2024

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-434