Vulnerability in Filestash

CVE-2024-41256

Default configurations in the ShareProofVerifier function of filestash v0.4 causes the application to skip the TLS certificate verification process when sending out email verification codes, possibly allowing attackers to access sensitive data via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-41256: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41256?
CVE-2024-41256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Filestash, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2024-41256?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-41256 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.