# CVE-2024-5178: Incomplete Input Validation in SecurelyAccess API

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-10
- CVSS: 6.9 MEDIUM (v4.0)
- EPSS: 33.6% (98th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-184

ServiceNow has addressed a sensitive file read vulnerability that was identified in the Washington DC, Vancouver, and Utah Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could allow an administrative user to gain unauthorized access to sensitive files on the web application server. The vulnerability is addressed in the listed patches and hot fixes, which were released during the June 2024 patching cycle. If you have not done so already, we recommend applying security patches relevant to your instance as soon as possible.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-09-17 | 69 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2024-09-17 · new · rule 200104985
  > Added: signature 200104985 "ServiceNow Jelly Template Injection" (Server Side Code Injection, risk High), systems: Java Servlets/JSP. References: CVE-2024-4879, CVE-2024-5217, CVE-2024-5178.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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