CVE-2024-45793

4.8 · MEDIUM

Published Sep 20, 2024 CWE-79 EPSS 0.36% (29th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-45793 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Confidant is a open source secret management service that provides user-friendly storage and access to secrets. The following endpoints are subject to a cross site scripting vulnerability: GET /v1/credentials, GET /v1/credentials/, GET /v1/archive/credentials/, GET /v1/archive/credentials, POST /v1/credentials, PUT /v1/credentials/, PUT /v1/credentials//<to_revision>, GET /v1/services, GET /v1/services/, GET /v1/archive/services/, GET /v1/archive/services, PUT /v1/services/, PUT /v1/services//<to_revision>. The attacker needs to be authenticated and have privileges to create new credentials, but could use this to show information and run scripts to other users into the same Confidant instance. This issue has been patched in version 6.6.2. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHub github.com/lyft/confidant/security/advisories/GHSA-rxq8-q85f-m866 Ref hackerone.com/reports/2332004 Ref hackerone.com/reports/2456673 Ref hackerone.com/reports/2476542

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-45793?

CVE-2024-45793 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-45793?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-45793?

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