What is CVE-2024-38523?

CVE-2024-38523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scidsg Hushline, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-38523?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Scidsg Hushline

CVE-2024-38523

Hush Line is a free and open-source, anonymous-tip-line-as-a-service for organizations or individuals. The TOTP authentication flow has multiple issues that weakens its one-time nature. Specifically, the lack of 2FA for changing security s…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (31.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Scidsg Hushline — versions < 0.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

https://github.com/scidsg/hushline/security/advisories/GHSA-4c38-hhxx-9mhx (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/scidsg/hushline/pull/376 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38523?: CVE-2024-38523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scidsg Hushline, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-38523?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.