CVE-2024-8509

Migration toolkit for virtualization: forklift-controller: empty bearer token may perform authentication

Description

A vulnerability was found in Forklift Controller.  There is no verification against the authorization header except to ensure it uses bearer authentication. Without an Authorization header and some form of a Bearer token, a 401 error occurs. The presence of a token value provides a 200 response with the requested information.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization 2.6
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6487 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8509 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310406 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8509?
CVE-2024-8509 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-8509?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-8509: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2024-8509 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-8509 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-2024-8509?
CVE-2024-8509 affects Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization 2.6.
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