Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-54449

Path Traversal in Logicaldoc ≤ 9.1

Published
14 March 2025
Modified
07 November 2025
CVSS Score v4 8.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0059 45th percentile
Risk Priority 40 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-54449 is a high-severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability in Logicaldoc Logicaldoc. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 45th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — 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-2024-54449 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) affecting LogicalDOC, a document management application. It stems from a flaw (CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal) in two endpoints of the API used to interact with documents. These endpoints enable an authenticated attacker to write a file with attacker-controlled contents to an arbitrary location on the underlying file system of the web server hosting LogicalDOC, facilitating remote code execution (RCE).

An attacker requires an authenticated account with read and write privileges on at least one existing document in the application to exploit the vulnerability. Once exploited, the attacker can achieve RCE by writing malicious files, allowing them to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system of the LogicalDOC web server.

For details on mitigation, including any patches or advisories, refer to the CYRC advisory published by Black Duck at https://www.blackduck.com/blog/cyrc-advisory-logicaldoc.html.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

The API used to interact with documents in the application contains two endpoints with a flaw that allows an authenticated attacker to write a file with controlled contents to an arbitrary location on the underlying file system. This can be…

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used to facilitate RCE. An account with ‘read’ and ‘write’ privileges on at least one existing document in the application is required to exploit the vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow an attacker to run commands of their choosing on the underlying operating system of the web server running LogicalDOC.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-12020Same product: Logicaldoc Logicaldoc
CVE-2024-54448Same product: Logicaldoc Logicaldoc
CVE-2025-11946Same product: Logicaldoc Logicaldoc
CVE-2025-12546Same product: Logicaldoc Logicaldoc
CVE-2025-12547Same product: Logicaldoc Logicaldoc
CVE-2024-20310Shared CWE-23
CVE-2025-11898Shared CWE-23
CVE-2026-57988Shared CWE-23
CVE-2025-57403Shared CWE-23
CVE-2026-52813Shared CWE-23

Affected Assets

logicaldoc
logicaldoc
≤ 9.1 · ≤ 9.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Explicit validation of path inputs stops .. sequences from ever being interpreted by the file system.

Access enforcement directly blocks unauthorized file reads/writes that result from unresolved .. sequences.

Information-flow rules can be configured to reject traversals that would move data outside an approved directory boundary.

Least privilege reduces the set of reachable files even when a traversal succeeds.

Secure-engineering principles require safe pathname construction and input neutralization before any file operation.

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.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that prevent relative traversal.

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.

finds

Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis, but does not itself implement the fix.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent relative path traversal.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against path traversal and other injection flaws.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include directory isolation and canonicalization, reducing but not eliminating traversal risk.

prevents

Secure coding standards require neutralizing path traversal sequences, directly addressing CWE-23.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, mitigating impact but not preventing the traversal flaw.

References