Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerability
Versa — Director
The Versa Director GUI provides an option to customize the look and feel of the user interface. This option is only available for a user logged with Provider-Data-Center-Admin or Provider-Data-Center-System-Admin. (Tenant level users do not have this privilege). The “Change Favicon” (Favorite Icon) option can be mis-used to upload a malicious file ending with .png extension to masquerade as image file. This is possible only after a user with Provider-Data-Center-Admin or Provider-Data-Center-System-Admin has successfully authenticated and logged in.
6.6
4.0%
Vector breakdown
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- Aug 22, 2024
- Modified
- Oct 21, 2025
- Added to KEV
- Aug 23, 2024
- Federal patch due
- Sep 13, 2024
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Weakness classification
Proof-of-concept & exploitation references
Weaponization
Public repositories whose name or description references CVE-2024-39717, found via a live GitHub search at request time. These are community-sourced signals, not a verified working exploit — cross-check each one before relying on it, and treat higher star counts and recent activity as (weak) corroboration, not proof.
No public GitHub repositories referencing CVE-2024-39717 were found at last check. Absence here is not proof no exploit exists — see the references below for vendor advisories and write-ups.
References
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2024-39717?
The Versa Director GUI provides an option to customize the look and feel of the user interface. This option is only available for a user logged with Provider-Data-Center-Admin or Provider-Data-Center-System-Admin. (Tenant level users do not have this privilege). The “Change Favicon” (Favorite Icon) option can be mis-used to upload a malicious file ending with .png extension to masquerade as image file. This is possible only after a user with Provider-Data-Center-Admin or Provider-Data-Center-System-Admin has successfully authenticated and logged in.
How severe is CVE-2024-39717?
CVE-2024-39717 has a CVSS base score of 6.6 out of 10 (CVSS 3.0).
Is CVE-2024-39717 actively exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-39717 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added Aug 23, 2024, meaning CISA has confirmed evidence of active exploitation.
What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-39717?
4.0% - meaning FIRST.org's EPSS model estimates a 4.0% probability this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within 30 days (90% percentile among all scored CVEs).
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-39717?
CVE-2024-39717 is classified under CWE-434 (CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type).
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