Auth bypass in Conduit
CVE-2024-6303
Missing authorization in Client-Server API in Conduit <=0.7.0, allowing for any alias to be removed and added to another room, which can be used for privilege escalation by moving the #admins alias to a room which they control, allowing them to run commands resetting passwords, siging json with the server's key, deactivating users, and more
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Conduit
- The Conduit Contributors — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (Release Notes)
- cve@gitlab.com (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6303?
- CVE-2024-6303 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Conduit, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6303?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.