CVE-2024-8462 json
Windmill HTTP Request users.rs excessive authentication
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-g6q4-w3j3-jfc4 , GO-2024-3118 , EUVD-2024-2794
- cvss
- 3.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/windmill-labs/windmill | <=1.61.1 all versions |
no fix listed |
Affected products
- n/a Windmill
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
References
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github.com
/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/acfe7786152f036f2476f93ab5536571514fa9e3
patch, web
-
github.com
/windmill-labs/windmill/releases/tag/v1.390.1
patch, web
-
vuldb.com
/?id.276630
vdb-entry, web
-
vuldb.com
/?ctiid.276630
signature, permissions-required, web
-
vuldb.com
/?submit.401826
third-party-advisory, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8462
advisory
-
github.com
/windmill-labs/windmill
package
-
pkg.go.dev
/vuln/GO-2024-3118
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-8462
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g6q4-w3j3-jfc4
- NVD CVE-2024-8462
- OSV GO-2024-3118
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