CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerability
February 13, 2025
March 6, 2025
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
SimpleHelp remote support software v5.5.7 and before is vulnerable to multiple path traversal vulnerabilities that enable unauthenticated remote attackers to download arbitrary files from the SimpleHelp host via crafted HTTP requests. These files include server configuration files containing various secrets and hashed user passwords.
References
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name |
|---|---|
|
CWE-22 |
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’) |