CVE-2024-24398 — stimulsoft-dashboards-js
CRITICALCVE-2024-24398 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in stimulsoft-dashboards-js. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for stimulsoft-dashboards-js — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Stimulsoft Dashboard.JS directory traversal vulnerability
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-24398.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
stimulsoft-dashboards-jsnpmDescription
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Stimulsoft GmbH Stimulsoft Dashboard.JS before v.2024.1.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the fileName parameter of the Save function.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | stimulsoft-dashboards-js | all versions | 2024.1.3npm install stimulsoft-dashboards-js@2024.1.3 |
Affected Products
dashboards.phpstimulsoftResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for stimulsoft-dashboards-js, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update stimulsoft-dashboards-js to 2024.1.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-24398 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-24398 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.