What is CVE-2024-29006?

CVE-2024-29006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-29006?

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

Vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack

CVE-2024-29006

By default the CloudStack management server honours the x-forwarded-for HTTP header and logs it as the source IP of an API request. This could lead to authentication bypass and other operational problems should an attacker decide to spoof…

EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th 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

Apache Cloudstack — versions 4.19.0.0
Apache Software Foundation Cloudstack — versions 4.11.0.0, 4.19.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29006?: CVE-2024-29006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-29006?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.