What is CVE-2024-44069?

CVE-2024-44069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pi-Hole, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-44069?

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

Is CVE-2024-44069 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Pi-Hole

CVE-2024-44069

Pi-hole before 6 allows unauthenticated admin/api.php?setTempUnit= calls to change the temperature units of the web dashboard. NOTE: the supplier reportedly does "not consider the bug a security issue" but the specific motivation for letting arbitrary persons change the value (Celsius, Fahrenheit, or Kelvin), seen by the device owner, is unclear.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Pi-hole
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44069?: CVE-2024-44069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pi-Hole, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-44069?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44069 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.