CVE-2024-8462

Windmill HTTP Request users.rs excessive authentication

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.

Category

6.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Third-Party Advisory vuldb.com
Affected: n/a Windmill
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.276630 vdb entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.276630 signature permissions required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.401826 third party advisory
https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/acfe7786152f036f2476f93ab5536571514fa9e3 patch
https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/releases/tag/v1.390.1 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8462?
CVE-2024-8462 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-8462?
To fix CVE-2024-8462, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-8462 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-8462 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-8462?
CVE-2024-8462 affects n/a Windmill.
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