What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38523?

CVE-2024-38523 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Hush Line CVE-2024-38523

HIGH

Improper Authentication (CWE-287)

2024-06-27 security-advisories@github.com

Authentication Bypass XSS CSRF

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 27, 2024 - 20:15 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Hush Line is a free and open-source, anonymous-tip-line-as-a-service for organizations or individuals. The TOTP authentication flow has multiple issues that weakens its one-time nature. Specifically, the lack of 2FA for changing security settings allows attacker with CSRF or XSS primitives to change such settings without user interaction and credentials are required. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.10.

AnalysisAI

Hush Line is a free and open-source, anonymous-tip-line-as-a-service for organizations or individuals. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. Hush Line is a free and open-source, anonymous-tip-line-as-a-service for organizations or individuals. The TOTP authentication flow has multiple issues that weakens its one-time nature. Specifically, the lack of 2FA for changing security settings allows attacker with CSRF or XSS primitives to change such settings without user interaction and credentials are required. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.10. Version information: version 0.10..

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.