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CVE-2024-45388

hoverfly Arbitrary File Access

SpectoLabs / hoverfly · affected before 1.10.3

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Severity
CVSS 7.5 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
55.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2024-45388 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting SpectoLabs hoverfly. Hoverfly is a lightweight service virtualization/ API simulation / API mocking tool for developers and testers. The...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

SpectoLabs / hoverfly affected before 1.10.3.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Hoverfly is a lightweight service virtualization/ API simulation / API mocking tool for developers and testers

Hoverfly is a lightweight service virtualization/ API simulation / API mocking tool for developers and testers. The `/api/v2/simulation` POST handler allows users to create new simulation views from the contents of a user-specified file. This feature can be abused by an attacker to read arbitrary files from the Hoverfly server. Note that, although the code prevents absolute paths from being specified, an attacker can escape out of the `hf.Cfg.ResponsesBodyFilesPath` base path by using `../` segments and reach any arbitrary files.

This issue was found using the Uncontrolled data used in path expression CodeQL query for python. Users are advised to make sure the final path (`filepath.Join(hf.Cfg.ResponsesBodyFilesPath, filePath)`) is contained within the expected base path (`filepath.Join(hf.Cfg.ResponsesBodyFilesPath, "/")`). This issue is also tracked as GHSL-2023-274.

spectolabs Affected
hoverfly
Before 1.10.3
SpectoLabs Affected
hoverfly
Before 1.10.3
Published
02 Sep 2024
Exploitation Reported
14 Feb 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 14 Feb 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-02-14 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
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Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-45388.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

55.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE-200

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Hoverfly < 1.10.3 - Arbitrary File Read

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 16:07 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 20:21 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.55574,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
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}