CVE-2024-51483
changedetection.io Path Traversal vulnerability
changedetection.io is free, open source web page change detection software. Prior to version 0.47.5, when a WebDriver is used to fetch files, source:file:///etc/passwd can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional file:///etc/passwd gets blocked. Version 0.47.5 fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
changedetection.io Path Traversal vulnerability
changedetection.io is free, open source web page change detection software. Prior to version 0.47.5, when a WebDriver is used to fetch files, source:file:///etc/passwd can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional file:///etc/passwd gets blocked. Version 0.47.5 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-51483- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-3239
changedetection.io is free, open source web page change detection software. Prior to version 0.47.5, when a WebDriver is used to fetch files, source:file:///etc/passwd can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional file:///etc/passwd gets blocked. Version 0.47.5 fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2024-3239- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwgg-57xj-g77r
changedetection.io Path Traversal
Summary
When a WebDriver is used to fetch files source:file:///etc/passwd can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional file:///etc/passwd gets blocked
Details
The root cause is the payload source:file:///etc/passwdpasses the regex here and also passes the check here where a traditional file:///etc/passwd would get blocked
PoC
CL-ChangeDetection.io Path Travsersal-311024-181039.pdf
Impact
It depends on where the webdriver is deployed but generally this is a high impact vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-cwgg-57xj-g77r- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
changedetection.io is free, open source web page change detection software. Prior to version 0.47.5, when a WebDriver is used to fetch files, source:file:///etc/passwd can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional file:///etc/passwd gets blocked. Version 0.47.5 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-51483- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cwgg-57xj-g77r
changedetection.io Path Traversal
Summary
When a WebDriver is used to fetch files source:file:///etc/passwd can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional file:///etc/passwd gets blocked
Details
The root cause is the payload source:file:///etc/passwdpasses the regex here and also passes the check here where a traditional file:///etc/passwd would get blocked
PoC
CL-ChangeDetection.io Path Travsersal-311024-181039.pdf
Impact
It depends on where the webdriver is deployed but generally this is a high impact vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-cwgg-57xj-g77r- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1240
changedetection.io Path Traversal
Summary
When a WebDriver is used to fetch files source:file:///etc/passwd can be used to retrieve local system files, where the more traditional file:///etc/passwd gets blocked
Details
The root cause is the payload source:file:///etc/passwdpasses the regex here and also passes the check here where a traditional file:///etc/passwd would get blocked
PoC
CL-ChangeDetection.io Path Travsersal-311024-181039.pdf
Impact
It depends on where the webdriver is deployed but generally this is a high impact vulnerability
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1240- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
changedetection-ioPyPI |
through 0.47.4 | 0.47.5 |
changedetection-ioPyPI |
before 0.47.5, plus listed versions 0.38.20.390.39.10.39.100.39.10.post1 Show 45 moreShow less0.39.10.post20.39.110.39.120.39.130.39.13.10.39.140.39.14.10.39.150.39.160.39.170.39.17.10.39.17.20.39.180.39.190.39.19.10.39.20.39.200.39.20.10.39.20.20.39.20.30.39.20.40.39.210.39.21.10.39.220.39.22.10.39.30.39.40.39.50.39.60.39.70.39.80.39.90.40.00.40.0.10.40.0.20.40.0.30.40.0.40.40.1.00.40.1.10.40.20.40.30.410.41.10.420.42.1 |
0.47.5 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Changedetection.io <= 0.47.4 - Path Traversal |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-51483 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Changedetection, published November 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in changedetection-io 0.47.5.
References
github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/security/advisories/GHSA-cwgg-57xj-g77r
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51483
pypi.org/project/changedetection-io
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