What is CVE-2024-38353?

CVE-2024-38353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hackmd Codimd, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-38353?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-38353 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Hackmd Codimd

CVE-2024-38353

CodiMD allows realtime collaborative markdown notes on all platforms. CodiMD before 2.5.4 is missing authentication and access control vulnerability allowing an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorised access to image data uploaded to…

EPSS: 0.012 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hackmd Codimd
Hackmdio Codimd — versions < 2.5.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38353?: CVE-2024-38353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hackmd Codimd, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-38353?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38353 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.