Vulnerability in Irods

CVE-2024-38462

iRODS before 4.3.2 provides an msiSendMail function with a problematic dependency on the mail binary, such as in the mailMS.cpp#L94-L106 reference.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.6th 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

Irods
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38462?: CVE-2024-38462 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Irods, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-38462?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.