Vulnerability in Windmill
CVE-2024-8462
A vulnerability was found in Windmill 1.380.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file backend/windmill-api/src/users.rs of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.390.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as acfe7786152f036f2476f93ab5536571514fa9e3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
EPSS: 0.005 (42.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- N/a Windmill — versions 1.380.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8462?
- CVE-2024-8462 is a low-severity vulnerability in Windmill, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2024-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8462?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8462 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.