What is CVE-2024-3461?

CVE-2024-3461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kioware, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-3461?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-3461 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Kioware

CVE-2024-3461

KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.35) allows to brute force the PIN number, which protects the application from being closed, as there are no mechanisms preventing a user from excessively guessing the number.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Kioware — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
cvd@cert.pl (Product, product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-3461?: CVE-2024-3461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kioware, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-3461?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-3461 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.