What is CVE-2024-44821?

CVE-2024-44821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zzcms, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-44821?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-44821 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Zzcms

CVE-2024-44821

ZZCMS 2023 contains a vulnerability in the captcha reuse logic located in /inc/function.php. The checkyzm function does not properly refresh the captcha value after a failed validation attempt. As a result, an attacker can exploit this flaw by repeatedly submitting the same incorrect captcha response, allowing them to capture the correct captcha value through error messages.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Zzcms
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44821?: CVE-2024-44821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zzcms, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-44821?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44821 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.