Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. Versions prior to 6.0 are vulnerable to path traversal and unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type. Since the system allows registration by default, attackers can acquire ordinary user permissions by registering an account and exploit this vulnerability to upload files with the prefix device. under any folder. Attackers can use this vulnerability for phishing, cross-site scripting attacks, and potentially execute arbitrary commands on the server. Version 6.0 contains a patch for the issue.
CVE-2024-24809
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 90% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 8.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 54%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.5
- EG Score
- 9.0(high)
- EPSS
- 98.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 10, 2024
Last Modified
April 15, 2026
References (4)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/traccar/traccar/commit/b099b298f90074c825ba68ce73532933c7b9d901
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/traccar/traccar/security/advisories/GHSA-vhrw-72f6-gwp5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/traccar/traccar/commit/b099b298f90074c825ba68ce73532933c7b9d901
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/traccar/traccar/security/advisories/GHSA-vhrw-72f6-gwp5
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules) (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Metasploitexploit/linux/http/paloalto_expedition_rce✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 9, 2024
Palo Alto Expedition Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-5910 and CVE-2024-9464)
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCgh-ost00/CVE-2024-24809-Proof-of-conceptFirst seen Sep 3, 2024
Critical Flaws in Traccar GPS System Expose Users to Remote Attacks
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/linux/http/traccar_rce_upload✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 23, 2024
Traccar v5 Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-31214 and CVE-2024-24809)
Open source ↗ - Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-24809.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2024
Traccar - Unrestricted File Upload
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