CVE-2024-6299: conduit (CVSS 4.8)

Description

Lack of consideration of key expiry when validating signatures in Conduit, allowing an attacker which has compromised an expired key to forge requests as the remote server, as well as PDUs with timestamps past the expiry date

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.8

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-324 CWE-324

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
conduit	conduit	< 0.8.0

References

Other References

https://conduit.rs/changelog/#v0-8-0-2024-06-12 https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/releases/v0.8.0 https://conduit.rs/changelog/#v0-8-0-2024-06-12 https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/releases/v0.8.0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-6299? +

Lack of consideration of key expiry when validating signatures in Conduit, allowing an attacker which has compromised an expired key to forge requests as the remote server, as well as PDUs with timestamps past the expiry date It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-6299? +

CVE-2024-6299 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.8 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-6299? +

CVE-2024-6299 affects products from conduit, specifically: conduit. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-6299? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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