CVE-2024-38709: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Milan Petrovic GD Rating System
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Milan Petrovic GD Rating System allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects GD Rating System: from n/a through 3.6.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Milan Petrovic GD Rating System contains a CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory vulnerability, which allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This vulnerability affects versions through 3.6 and can be exploited remotely with low privileges but requires high attack complexity. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and impacts confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive data. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss; there is no direct impact on integrity or availability. The attack complexity is high, and the attacker needs low privileges, which somewhat limits the exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary mitigation is currently available, users should monitor vendor communications for updates. Until a patch is released, restricting access to the affected system and limiting privileges may reduce exposure.
CVE-2024-38709: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Milan Petrovic GD Rating System
Description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Milan Petrovic GD Rating System allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects GD Rating System: from n/a through 3.6.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Milan Petrovic GD Rating System contains a CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory vulnerability, which allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This vulnerability affects versions through 3.6 and can be exploited remotely with low privileges but requires high attack complexity. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and impacts confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive data. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss; there is no direct impact on integrity or availability. The attack complexity is high, and the attacker needs low privileges, which somewhat limits the exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary mitigation is currently available, users should monitor vendor communications for updates. Until a patch is released, restricting access to the affected system and limiting privileges may reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-19T11:16:22.730Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f165a7cbff5d86104b13b2
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:57:59 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:36:31 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 10:34:49 AM
Views: 24
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