What is CVE-2024-42759?

CVE-2024-42759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ellevo, classified under CWE-592. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-42759?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-42759 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Ellevo

CVE-2024-42759

An issue in Ellevo v.6.2.0.38160 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the /api/usuario/cadastrodesuplente endpoint.

Published 2024-09-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ellevo — versions 6.2.0.38160

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-592

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

ellevo.com/ (Product)
csflabs.github.io/cve/2024/09/06/cve-2024-42759-approval-of-your-own-ticket-wit… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42759?: CVE-2024-42759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ellevo, classified under CWE-592. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-42759?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-42759 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.