CVE-2024-42485 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in pxlrbt/filament-excel. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-42485 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Filament Excel Vulnerable to Path Traversal Attack on Export Download Endpoint
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Filament Excel enables excel export for Filament admin resources. The export download route /filament-excel/{path} allowed downloading any file without login when the webserver allows ../ in the URL. Patched with Version v2.3.3.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | pxlrbt/filament-excel | ≥ 2.0.0-alpha&&< 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 |
| 🐘Packagist | pxlrbt/filament-excel | all versions | 1.1.14 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pxlrbt/filament-excel. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update pxlrbt/filament-excel to 2.3.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-42485 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-42485 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-42485. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-42485 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-42485 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.