CVE-2024-53537
Path Traversal in Openpanel 0.2.1 – 0.3.4
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-53537 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Openpanel Openpanel. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 17% 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 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.
CVE-2024-53537 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting the File Actions functionality in the File Manager component of OpenPanel versions 0.3.4 through 0.2.1. The flaw permits unauthorized access to files and directories outside the intended scope, as reflected in its CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the issue remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants high impact on confidentiality and integrity, enabling arbitrary file reads or modifications within the application's environment.
The referenced OpenPanel changelog for version 0.3.5 explicitly documents security fixes addressing this vulnerability, indicating that upgrading to 0.3.5 or later mitigates the exposure. The additional reference points to a public disclosure archive containing further technical details.
EPSS for the CVE reached a peak of 0.0784 after starting from a lower baseline, with the current value at 0.0581; this upward movement indicates emerging exploitation interest following disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51988
Vulnerability Data
An issue in OpenPanel v0.3.4 to v0.2.1 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal in File Actions of File Manager.
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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.