Retail xstore office - Path Traversal (CVE-2024-21136)

CVE-2024-21136 is a security vulnerability in Oracle Retail Xstore Office that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to compromise the system through a path traversal issue, potentially impacting the confidentiality and integrity of affected environments.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 20th of May 2025.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2024-21136 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. CrowdSec data also reveals a clear uptick in attacks involving CVE-2024-21136 over the past week. Activity is above the usual baseline, suggesting growing attention from attackers. This may reflect rising awareness, recent exploit releases, or expanded targeting efforts.

Exploitation attempts typically involve requests to URLs containing /xstoremgwt/cheetahimages and abusing crafted path traversal payloads within parameters.