Atomicorp WAF Rule 399892

Rule Summary

• Rule ID: 399892
• Status: Active
• Alert message: Atomicorp.com WAF Rules: CVE-2024-4885 Path traversal (absolute) in XML leaf elements on /nmapi/recurringreport (rx)
• Observed CWEs: CWE-22 (1)
• Revision: 1
• Rule severity: Critical (2)
• Phase: 2 (request body)
• Request surfaces: Request filename
• Rule action: deny
• HTTP status: 403
• Public tags: CVE-2024-4885, LFI
• Logging: log, auditlog

Description

This rule detects behavior identified by its current alert as “CVE-2024-4885 Path traversal (absolute) in XML leaf elements on /nmapi/recurringreport (rx)” in the request filename. It evaluates during the request body phase and denies matching traffic with HTTP status 403.

CVEs Referenced by This Rule

The current ModSecurity rule metadata explicitly names the following CVEs. These references explain the rule author’s association; they do not claim that the rule is limited to these vulnerabilities or that this is an exhaustive coverage list.

CVE-2024-4885

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Progress WhatsUpGold.  The

WhatsUp.ExportUtilities.Export.GetFileWithoutZip

allows execution of commands with iisapppool\nmconsole privileges.

• Association: The rule references CVE-2024-4885 in its alert message and tag.
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Selected Related CVEs

This is a selected list of documented research observations, not an exhaustive coverage matrix. Absence of a CVE does not imply absence of protection.

Observed CWEs

These CWEs are recorded on published CVEs in the selected observations associated with this rule. They are observational relationships, not a claim that the rule universally blocks every vulnerability assigned to a CWE.