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CVE-2024-1202NVD status: Deferred

Octopod: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

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CVE-2024-1202 is a critical-severity authentication bypass by primary weakness vulnerability in Octopod from XPodas, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version v1 as the first without the flaw, so updating Octopod to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 60% of scored CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Update Octopod to v1 or a later version.
  2. Update octoped to 1 or a later version.
  3. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
XPodasOctopodbefore v1v1
Xpodasoctopedbefore 11

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (usom.gov.tr).

Official description

Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability in XPodas Octopod allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects Octopod: before v1. NOTE: The vendor was contacted and it was learned that the product is not supported.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.

More Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerabilities (CWE-305)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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