Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-37728 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked in the top 23% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
OfficeWeb365 versions 7.18.23.0 and 8.6.1.0, a document management product from Xi'an Daxi Information Technology Co., Ltd, contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability. The flaw is reachable over the network through the Pic/Indexes interface and is tracked under CWE-22 path traversal, allowing unauthenticated retrieval of arbitrary files on the server.
An attacker with no credentials can send crafted requests to the affected endpoint and obtain sensitive information such as configuration files or source code. The CVSS 7.5 score reflects the combination of network accessibility, low attack complexity, and high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction.
Public proof-of-concept code has been posted to GitHub repositories, confirming the issue is reproducible, yet no vendor advisory or patch information is referenced in the available sources. The EPSS score has remained steady at 0.1345 with no material increase since disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-36811
Vulnerability Data
Arbitrary File Read vulnerability in Xi'an Daxi Information Technology Co., Ltd OfficeWeb365 v.7.18.23.0 and v8.6.1.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the "Pic/Indexes" interface
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 3 hardening rules · 2 OS baselines
V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces approved authorizations for logical access to stored information, directly stopping unauthorized read/write.
Requires protection of confidentiality/integrity for information at rest, directly addressing insecure storage.
Limits privileges so only authorized accesses to sensitive stored data are permitted.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Associates security attributes with information to support proper access decisions on storage.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Enforces least-privilege permissions and authorization reviews that limit read/write access to stored sensitive data.
Directly protects data-at-rest confidentiality via encryption or access controls that prevent unauthorized reads.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.
Application security requirements include rules for safe file handling and canonicalization.
Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file access and directory isolation.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.
Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Windows Server 2016 (2 rules)
- V-224973 The Active Directory Domain Controllers Organizational Unit (OU) object must have the proper access control permissions. prevents CWE-922
- V-224974 Domain-created Active Directory Organizational Unit (OU) objects must have proper access control permissions. prevents CWE-922
Windows Server 2019 (1 rule)
- V-205743 Windows Server 2019 organization created Active Directory Organizational Unit (OU) objects must have proper access control permissions. prevents CWE-922