CVE-2024-6618
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Ocean Data Systems Dream Report, a path traversal vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution through the injection of a malicious dynamic-link library (DLL).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOcean Data Systems Dream Report contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to write malicious DLL files to arbitrary locations on the server. When the application loads these DLLs, it results in remote code execution. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of file paths when processing user-supplied input.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Dream Report installationSearch for Dream Report installation directories (commonly in C:\Program Files\Ocean Data Systems or C:\Program Files (x86)\Ocean Data Systems) and check for Dream Report executable files.Affected if Dream Report software is found installed on the system.
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Check installed versionLocate the Dream Report executable or DLL files and check their version properties. Compare your version against any available release notes or vendor documentation for Dream Report.Affected if The installed version cannot be confirmed as patched or is older than vendor releases addressing this vulnerability.
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Verify if web interface is accessibleCheck if the Dream Report web service is running and accessible (typically on ports 80, 443, or configured HTTP ports). Test local and network accessibility.Affected if The Dream Report web interface is exposed and accepts user-supplied file path input.
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Inspect directory write permissionsReview file system permissions on the Dream Report installation directory and subdirectories. Identify which directories are writable by the application service account.Affected if The application has write access to directories from which DLL files can be loaded at runtime.
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Audit for suspicious DLL filesSearch the Dream Report installation directory and related paths for unexpected or recently created DLL files that were not part of the original installation.Affected if Unexpected DLL files are present in directories from which Dream Report loads libraries.
The environment is affected if Dream Report is installed, the web interface is accessible, and the application has writable directories that could be exploited for path traversal DLL placement.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation and whitelisting for all file paths, restrict write permissions to directories from which DLLs can be loaded, and use absolute path verification to prevent directory traversal sequences (../). Consider implementing DLL signature verification and avoiding dynamic library loading from user-writable directories.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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