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CVE-2024-4701 describes a path traversal vulnerability in Genie affecting all versions prior to 4.3.18. The flaw allows an attacker to manipulate file paths, potentially accessing or modifying files outside the intended directory structure. This can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution under certain conditions, depending on the application's file handling logic and deployment context.
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This repository provides a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2024-4701, targeting Netflix Genie version 4.3.0. The repository contains three files: a README.md with usage instructions and CVE reference, a docker-compose.yml for setting up a vulnerable Genie environment, and ex.py, the main exploit script. The exploit (ex.py) sends a crafted multipart POST request to the Genie API endpoint /api/v3/jobs, attempting to exploit a path traversal vulnerability to upload arbitrary files to sensitive locations on the server (such as /tmp/pe.so and /etc/ld.so.preload). This can potentially lead to privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution. The exploit is written in Python and requires the attacker to have the payload files (pe.so and /etc/ld.so.preload) available locally. The attack vector is network-based, targeting the HTTP API of the Genie service running on localhost:8080 as configured by the docker-compose file.
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