What is CVE-2024-42163?

CVE-2024-42163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fiware Keyrock, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2024-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-42163?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fiware Keyrock

CVE-2024-42163

Insufficiently random values for generating password reset token in FIWARE Keyrock <= 8.4 allow attackers to take over the account of any user by predicting the token for the password reset link.

Published 2024-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fiware Keyrock — versions 0
Fiware Keyrock

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.ait.ac.at/themen/cyber-security/pentesting/security-advisories (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42163?: CVE-2024-42163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fiware Keyrock, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2024-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-42163?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.