CVE-2024-34014 (CVSS 5.5)

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-61 CWE-61

References

Other References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-7592

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-34014? +

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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-34014? +

CVE-2024-34014 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-34014? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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