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CVE-2024-49771

Severity5.3 Medium CVSS 3.1
Fixed in13.5.1
WeaknessPath traversal (CWE-22)
Published28 Oct 2024
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. The patch for the historical vulnerability CVE-2020-35460 in MPXJ is incomplete as there is still a possibility that a malicious path could be constructed which would not be picked up by the original fix and allow files to be written to arbitrary locations. The issue is addressed in MPXJ version 13.5.1.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 2 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.48% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.
Candidate fix https://github.com/joniles/mpxj/commit/8002802890dfdc8bc74259f37e053e15b827eea0 : a commit: the change itself

How to mitigate CVE-2024-49771

Upgrade the affected software to 13.5.1 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2025 ↗ CPU 2025-Q2 Oracle Construction and Engineering / Platform (MPXJ) (20.12.0-20.12.16, 21.12.0-21.12.17, 22.12.0-22.12.15, 23.12.0-23.12.13, 24.12.0-24.12.3)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Construction and Engineering Platform (MPXJ) 20.12.0-20.12.16, 21.12.0-21.12.17, 22.12.0-22.12.15, 23.12.0-23.12.13, 24.12.0-24.12.3

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
net.sf.mpxj:mpxj 8.3.5 13.5.1 unbounded

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv net.sf.mpxj mpxj generic ≥ 8.3.5 and < 13.5.1

References

URLTags
https://github.com/joniles/mpxj/commit/8002802890dfdc8bc74259f37e053e15b827eea0 commit
https://github.com/joniles/mpxj/security/advisories/GHSA-j945-c44v-97g6 WEB
https://github.com/joniles/mpxj PACKAGE
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/mpxj/CVE-2024-49771.yml WEB

Timeline

Published2024-10-28By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.