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CVE-2024-56200

Altair denial of service

8.6 HIGHEPSS 0.62%
  1. Published19 Dec 2024

Description

Altair is a fork of Misskey v12. Affected versions lack of request validation and lack of authentication in the image proxy for compressing and resizing remote files could allow attacks that could affect availability, such as by abnormally increasing the CPU usage of the server on which this software is running or placing a heavy load on the network it is using. This issue has been fixed in v12.24Q4.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation

No fixed version is recorded in the NVD data. Check the vendor advisory for the latest guidance.

Frequently asked

Is CVE-2024-56200 being actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56200 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.62%.

How severe is CVE-2024-56200?

CVE-2024-56200 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6, rated high. EPSS estimates a 0.62% probability of exploitation.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56200?

Apply the vendor's patch or advisory guidance, then verify no affected versions remain across your devices.

How Secuno handles this

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.