CVE-2024-51483 — changedetection-io
MEDIUMCVE-2024-51483 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in changedetection-io. A fix is available for changedetection-io — see the affected versions and patch details below.
changedetection.io Path Traversal
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.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-51483.
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
changedetection-ioReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Summary
When a WebDriver is used to fetch files source:file:///etc/passwd can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional file:///etc/passwd gets blocked
Details
The root cause is the payload source:file:///etc/passwdpasses the regex here and also passes the check here where a traditional file:///etc/passwd would get blocked
PoC
CL-ChangeDetection.io Path Travsersal-311024-181039.pdf
Impact
It depends on where the webdriver is deployed but generally this is a high impact vulnerability
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | changedetection-io | all versions | 0.47.5pip install --upgrade 'changedetection-io==0.47.5' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for changedetection-io, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update changedetection-io to 0.47.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-51483 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.
How to detect CVE-2024-51483
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2024-51483 -u https://target- Template
- Changedetection.io <= 0.47.4 - Path Traversal
- Severity
- medium
- Impact
- Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to compromise system security.
- Remediation
- Apply security patches to address CVE-2024-51483.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (iamnoooob, rootxharsh, pdresearch), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-51483 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.