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CVE-2024-31214: Traccar GPS Tracking System: Unrestricted File Uploads Allow Remote Code Execution
CVE-2024-31214 · published 2 years ago
Summary
The Traccar GPS tracking system allows anyone to upload any type of file to the server without restrictions. This means an attacker could potentially upload malicious files that allow them to take control of the system or disrupt its operation. To protect your system, update to version 6.0 or disable self-registration and run Traccar with reduced privileges if possible.
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| traccar | traccar |
>= 5.1, <= 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:traccar:traccar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
Traccar's unrestricted file upload vulnerability in device image upload could lead to remote code execution
Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. Traccar versions 5.1 through 5.12 allow arbitrary files to be uploaded through the device image upload API. Attackers have full control over the file contents, full control over the directory where the file is stored, full control over the file extension, and partial control over the file name. While it's not for an attacker to overwrite an existing file, an attacker can create new files with certain names and attacker-controlled extensions anywhere on the file system. This can potentially lead to remote code execution, XSS, DOS, etc. The default install of Traccar makes this vulnerability more severe. Self-registration is enabled by default, allowing anyone to create an account to exploit this vulnerability. Traccar also runs by default with root/system privileges, allowing files to be placed anywhere on the file system. Version 6.0 contains a fix for the issue. One may also turn off self-registration by default, as that would make most vulnerabilities in the application much harder to exploit by default and reduce the severity considerably.
References
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/31xxx/CVE-2024-31214... Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31214 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/blob/master/src/main/java/org/traccar/model/D... URL
- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/blob/v5.12/src/main/java/org/traccar/api/reso... URL
- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/commit/3fbdcd81566bc72e319ec05c77cf8a4120b87b... Patch
- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/security/advisories/GHSA-3gxq-f2qj-c8v9 Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker full control
Type
CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload
Timeline
Published10 Apr 2024
Updated20 Oct 2026
First seen12 Apr 2026
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