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E2nestApplication · Netflix

CVE-2024-9301

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-27
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2024-09-05 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A path traversal issue in E2Nest prior to commit 8a41948e553c89c56b14410c6ed395e9cfb9250a

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 confidence

A path traversal vulnerability in E2Nest allows attackers to access files outside intended directories using directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../). This could enable unauthorized file system access, potentially exposing sensitive configuration or data files.

MitigationUpdate E2Nest to commit 8a41948e553c89c56b14410c6ed395e9cfb9250a or later which contains the patch for this path traversal vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
E2nestApplication
Affected:< 2024-09-05

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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify E2Nest installation and version
    Locate the E2Nest installation directory and check the version metadata (e.g., version file, package.json, or git commit hash if self-hosted). Compare the installed version or commit date to the vulnerable threshold: versions before 2024-09-05 or commits before 8a41948e553c89c56b14410c6ed395e9cfb9250a.
    Affected if The installed version is a build dated before 2024-09-05, or the git commit hash is earlier than 8a41948e553c89c56b14410c6ed395e9cfb9250a.
  2. Verify if file download or serving feature is enabled
    Review E2Nest configuration files and runtime settings to determine if any endpoints that serve or download files to users are active (e.g., file export, artifact retrieval, or configuration download features).
    Affected if File serving or download endpoints are exposed and accessible to users or external systems.
  3. Inspect access controls on file-related endpoints
    Examine the access control configuration (authentication, authorization policies) for any endpoints that handle file paths or serve file content. Verify whether unauthenticated or low-privilege users can trigger file operations.
    Affected if File-related endpoints permit access without proper authentication or allow path manipulation.
  4. Review logs for suspicious path traversal patterns
    Search application and web server logs for requests containing traversal sequences such as ../, ..\, or encoded variants (e.g., %2e%2e%2f) targeting file-serving endpoints.

You are affected if E2Nest is running a version built before 2024-09-05 (or a commit before 8a41948e553c) AND file-serving functionality is exposed without proper path validation controls.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2024-09-05 or later
Fixed in 2024-09-05
Interim mitigation

Update E2Nest to commit 8a41948e553c89c56b14410c6ed395e9cfb9250a or later which contains the patch for this path traversal vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Upgrade to commit 8a41948e553c89c56b14410c6ed395e9cfb9250a or any version released on or after 2024-09-05

  1. Identify the current version of E2Nest in use
  2. Clone or pull the latest E2Nest repository
  3. Checkout the fixed commit: git checkout 8a41948e553c89c56b14410c6ed395e9cfb9250a
  4. Verify the commit contains the path traversal fix by reviewing the changes
  5. Rebuild and redeploy the application with the fixed code
  6. Test the application to confirm the path traversal vulnerability is resolved
  7. Ensure no regressions were introduced

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in E2nest Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,040
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