Description
NGINX Agent's "config_dirs" restriction feature allows a highly privileged attacker to gain the ability to write/overwrite files outside of the designated secure directory.
Published: 2024-08-22
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-48521 NGINX Agent's "config_dirs" restriction feature allows a highly privileged attacker to gain the ability to write/overwrite files outside of the designated secure directory.
History

Wed, 28 May 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Thu, 22 May 2025 02:30:00 +0000


Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared F5
F5 nginx Agent
F5 nginx Instance Manager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products F5
F5 nginx Agent
F5 nginx Instance Manager

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NGINX Agent's "config_dirs" restriction feature allows a highly privileged attacker to gain the ability to write/overwrite files outside of the designated secure directory.
Title NGINX Agent Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

F5 Nginx Agent Nginx Instance Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-22T19:29:33.197Z

Reserved: 2024-08-08T23:25:33.041Z

Link: CVE-2024-7634

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-22T19:24:06.743Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-22T18:15:10.553

Modified: 2025-01-24T16:14:16.497

Link: CVE-2024-7634

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-08-22T18:15:10Z

Links: CVE-2024-7634 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses