Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-22179

Published
18 April 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
CVSS Score v4 8.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0039 32th percentile
Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-22179 is a high-severity Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data (CWE-302) vulnerability in Cisa (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 32th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-2 (Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

The application is vulnerable to an unauthenticated parameter manipulation that allows an attacker to set the credentials to blank giving her access to the admin panel. Also vulnerable to account takeover and arbitrary password change.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1134 Access Token Manipulation Stealth
Adversaries may modify access tokens to operate under a different user or system security context to perform actions and bypass access controls.
T1528 Steal Application Access Token Credential Access
Adversaries can steal application access tokens as a means of acquiring credentials to access remote systems and resources.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

Cisa
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V7.2.4

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Mandates proper unique identification and authentication of users, precluding reliance on attacker-controlled immutable assumptions.

Requires server-side enforcement of authorizations instead of trusting client-supplied mutable data for authentication decisions.

Mandates proper identification and authentication for non-organizational users, precluding reliance on attacker-controlled immutable assumptions.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-03 mostly match
prevents

Strong authentication mechanisms directly avoid reliance on attacker-controlled immutable data.

PR.AA-04 mostly match
prevents

Protecting and verifying identity assertions prevents tampering with data assumed immutable during auth.

PR.AA-05 partial match
prevents

Least-privilege authorization policies reduce impact of bypassed authentication but do not address the root flaw.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing can discover and block authentication bypasses that rely on mutable data.

degrades

Access-control policy can mandate validation of all identity data, reducing reliance on assumed-immutable fields.

degrades

Identity-management processes can require verification of mutable attributes, mitigating the root cause.

degrades

Proper management of authentication information prevents use of client-controlled tokens or cookies as sole proof of identity.

mitigates

Access-rights reviews can detect and revoke rights granted via tampered immutable data.

prevents

Secure SDLC practices include threat modeling and input-validation requirements that catch assumed-immutable data flaws.

References