Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-52293 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Craftcms Craft Cms. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 32% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — 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.
Craft CMS versions prior to 4.12.2 and 5.4.3 contain a path traversal flaw in the FileHelper::absolutePath function caused by the absence of normalizePath handling. The issue enables Twig server-side template injection that can be leveraged for remote code execution and is tracked under CWE-22 as a direct sequel to CVE-2023-40035. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2.
An authenticated attacker with high privileges can supply a crafted path over the network to traverse the file system and execute arbitrary code on the server. No user interaction is required, and the attack impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The official fix is included in Craft CMS 4.12.2 and 5.4.3. The project’s GitHub security advisory GHSA-f3cw-hg6r-chfv and the referenced commit detail the addition of normalizePath to close the traversal vector.
The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.2199 with no material increase after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-3241
Vulnerability Data
Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.12.2 and 5.4.3, Craft is missing normalizePath in the function FileHelper::absolutePath could lead to Remote Code Execution on the server via twig SSTI. This is a sequel to CVE-2023-40035. This vulnerability…
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is fixed in 4.12.2 and 5.4.3.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.
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.
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.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
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.