Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
FitNesse versions prior to 20241026 contain a path traversal flaw, which may allow an attacker to determine whether a file exists at a given path and, under specific conditions, read part of its contents. The source does not describe the required access level or the exact conditions. Upgrade the org.fitnesse:fitnesse package to version 20241026 or later.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | Medium | 3.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | CNA (jpcert) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0067, the 52nd percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-q297-5ff8-hc92
- OSV: GHSA-q297-5ff8-hc92
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42499
- github.com/unclebob/fitnesse/commit/850c599e5177d6f877af063374086f3e36b4b956
- fitnesse.org/FitNesseDownload
- github.com/unclebob/fitnesse
- github.com/unclebob/fitnesse/releases/tag/20241026
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN36791327