What is CVE-2024-21855?

CVE-2024-21855 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gocast, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-21855?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gocast

CVE-2024-21855

A lack of authentication vulnerability exists in the HTTP API functionality of GoCast 1.1.3. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.020 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gocast — versions 1.1.3
Mayuresh82 Gocast — versions 1.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21855?: CVE-2024-21855 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gocast, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-21855?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.