CVE-2024-43404

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-43404?

Upgrade megabot to 1.5.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-43404 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-43404 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-43404?

CVE-2024-43404 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-2024-43404 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for megabot (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

MEGABOT is a fully customized Discord bot for learning and fun. The `/math` command and functionality of MEGABOT versions < 1.5.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to a Python `eval()`. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject Python code into the `expression` parameter when using `/math` in any Discord channel. This vulnerability impacts any discord guild utilizing MEGABOT. This vulnerability was fixed in release version 1.5.0.

CWE-95 CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

megabotNVD

Affected:< 1.5.0Fixed in:1.5.0CVE-2024-43404derived 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

1.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Issue Tracking1

github.com

Release Notes1

github.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-43404?

Upgrade megabot to 1.5.0 or later.

Is CVE-2024-43404 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-43404 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-43404?

CVE-2024-43404 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-2024-43404 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for megabot (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 2024-08-26.