VulnerabilityPublished 15 Dec 2024Updated 16 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-55970: syncfusion.essentialstudio.aspnetmvc · Path Traversal

Affects syncfusion.essentialstudio.aspnetmvcSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 27.1.55 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 44% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 27.1.55

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Dec 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade syncfusion.essentialstudio.aspnetmvc to 27.1.55.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
NuGetsyncfusion.essentialstudio.aspnetmvc`pkg:nuget/syncfusion.essentialstudio.aspnetmvc`Other threats	Affected <27.1.55	Fixed in 27.1.55

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Syncfusion Essential Studio for ASP.NET MVC to version 27.1.55 or later where the vulnerability is fixed.
If immediate patching is not possible, restrict access to the File Manager component by implementing strong authentication and authorization controls, ensuring only trusted users can access it.
Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block directory traversal patterns in request parameters.
Sanitize and validate all user-supplied input related to file paths rigorously to prevent traversal sequences such as '../'.
Conduct thorough code reviews and security testing on custom integrations of the File Manager to identify and remediate similar path traversal issues.
Monitor logs for suspicious access patterns or attempts to access sensitive files outside the intended directories.
Implement least privilege principles on the server file system to limit the impact of any unauthorized file access.
Educate development and security teams about CWE-22 and secure coding practices related to file path handling.

Description

File Manager in Syncfusion Essential Studio for ASP.NET MVC before 27.1.55 has a traversal issue that is related to the request parameter, aka I644734.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-55970 is unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information due to directory traversal. Attackers can read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing credentials, configuration files, source code, or other confidential data. This can lead to further attacks such as privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data breaches. Since the vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability, it does not directly allow modification or disruption of services. However, the confidentiality breach alone can have severe consequences, including regulatory non-compliance, loss of customer trust, and financial penalties. Organizations with publicly accessible ASP.NET MVC applications using vulnerable Syncfusion versions are at risk, especially if the File Manager component is enabled and accessible without proper access controls. The ease of exploitation and lack of authentication requirements increase the threat level globally.

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #6OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Architecture and Design
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks…
Implementation · Input Validation
Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174).
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Path Traversal (opens in a new tab)
Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic (opens in a new tab)
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls (opens in a new tab)
Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding (opens in a new tab)
Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetmvc/documentation/release-notes/27.1.55?type=all (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 26 Feb 2026, 02:10 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-22

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