CVE-2024-24621

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-24621?

Upgrade webuzo to 4.2.9 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-24621 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-24621 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-24621?

CVE-2024-24621 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-24621 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for webuzo (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Softaculous Webuzo contains an authentication bypass vulnerability through the password reset functionality. Remote, anonymous attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full server access as the root user.

CWE-697

How to fix

Remediation Available

webuzoNVD

Affected:< 4.2.9Fixed in:4.2.9CVE-2024-24621derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

blog.exodusintel.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-697 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-5217	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-5849	High	7.5	93%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-8864	High	8.8	80%	-	-
CVE-2025-3102	High	8.1	76%	-	-
CVE-2023-32571	Critical	9.8	35%	-	-
CVE-2020-8862	High	8.8	13%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-24621?

Upgrade webuzo to 4.2.9 or later.

Is CVE-2024-24621 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-24621 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-24621?

CVE-2024-24621 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-24621 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for webuzo (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.