CVE-2024-57968 Advantive VeraCore: dangerous file upload
In plain words: The program accepts files it should refuse, such as programs disguised as ordinary uploads. The attacker can place and run their own tools on the server.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Mar 31, 2025
What to do
- Install Advantive's security update for VeraCore. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Advantive VeraCore Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability
- Product
- Advantive VeraCore
- CISA description
- Advantive VeraCore contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to upload files to unintended folders via upload.apsx.
- Type of flaw
- Dangerous file upload (CWE-434)
- Confirmed exploited
- Mar 10, 2025
- US federal patch deadline
- Mar 31, 2025
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Questions about CVE-2024-57968
Is CVE-2024-57968 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-57968 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 10, 2025, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-57968?
Install Advantive's security update for VeraCore. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-57968?
Only if you use Advantive VeraCore. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.