{"id":"CVE-2024-51483","aliases":["PYSEC-2026-1240"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51483","summary":"changedetection.io Path Traversal","details":"### Summary\nWhen 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\n\n### Details\nThe root cause is the payload source:file:///etc/passwdpasses the regex [here](https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/blob/master/changedetectionio/model/Watch.py#L19) and also passes the check [here](https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/blob/master/changedetectionio/processors/__init__.py#L35) where a traditional file:///etc/passwd would get blocked\n\n### PoC\n[CL-ChangeDetection.io Path Travsersal-311024-181039.pdf](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17591630/CL-ChangeDetection.io.Path.Travsersal-311024-181039.pdf)\n\n\n\n### Impact\nIt depends on where the webdriver is deployed but generally this is a high impact vulnerability \n","published":"2024-11-01T21:39:13Z","modified":"2026-07-07T17:57:03.639600347Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"changedetection-io","fixedVersion":"0.47.5"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgg-57xj-g77r"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51483"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/blob/master/changedetectionio/model/Watch.py#L19"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/blob/master/changedetectionio/processors/__init__.py#L35"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17591630/CL-ChangeDetection.io.Path.Travsersal-311024-181039.pdf"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-07T17:57:03.639600347Z"}}