CVE-2024-34014

MEDIUM

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following (CWE-61)

2024-11-11 security@acronis.com

Information Disclosure

5.5

CVSS 3.0 · Vendor: acronis

Severity by source

Vendor (acronis) PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from Vendor (acronis) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: acronis

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 11, 2024 - 14:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Arbitrary file overwrite during recovery due to improper symbolic link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.8.3.818, Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.9.1.892, Acronis Backup extension for Plesk (Linux) before build 1.8.6.599, Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin (Linux) before build 1.2.2.181.

AnalysisAI

Arbitrary file overwrite during recovery due to improper symbolic link handling. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-61. Arbitrary file overwrite during recovery due to improper symbolic link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.8.3.818, Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.9.1.892, Acronis Backup extension for Plesk (Linux) before build 1.8.6.599, Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin (Linux) before build 1.2.2.181.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.