CVE-2024-7634 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-7634: NGINX Agent Vulnerability

Vendor F5

Product NGINX Agent

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published August 22, 2024

Last update August 22, 2024

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CVSS base score

4.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

NGINX Agent's "config_dirs" restriction feature allows a highly privileged attacker to gain the ability to write/overwrite files outside of the designated secure directory.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 22, 2024 CVE published

August 22, 2024 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7634 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html AskarLabs — CWE-22 write-up Path Traversal

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