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CVE-2024-8462

3.7 · LOW

A vulnerability was found in Windmill 1.380.0.

Published Sep 5, 2024CWE-307EPSS 0.54%

Overview

CVE-2024-8462 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in Windmill 1.380.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file backend/windmill-api/src/users.rs of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.390.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as acfe7786152f036f2476f93ab5536571514fa9e3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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

GitHubgithub.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/acfe7786152f036f2476f93ab5536571514fa9e3GitHubgithub.com/windmill-labs/windmill/releases/tag/v1.390.1Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.276630Refvuldb.com/?id.276630Refvuldb.com/?submit.401826

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What is CVE-2024-8462?

CVE-2024-8462 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2024-8462?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-8462?

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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-8462?

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