What is CVE-2024-45980?

CVE-2024-45980 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-45980?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-45980 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2024-45980

A host header injection vulnerability in MEANStore 1.0 allows attackers to obtain the password reset token via user interaction with a crafted password reset link. This allows attackers to arbitrarily reset other users' passwords and compromise their accounts.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45980?: CVE-2024-45980 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-45980?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-45980 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.