Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-28143

Published
12 December 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 8.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0027 18th percentile
Risk Priority 60 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-28143 is a high-severity Unverified Password Change (CWE-620) vulnerability in Sec Consult (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Manipulation (T1098); ranked at the 18th 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-11 (Re-authentication) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

The password change function at /cgi/admin.cgi does not require the current/old password, which makes the application vulnerable to account takeover. An attacker can use this to forcefully set a new password within the -rsetpass+-aaction+- parameter for a user without knowing…

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the old password, e.g. by exploiting a CSRF issue.

CWE(s)
CWE-620

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1098 Account Manipulation Persistence
Adversaries may manipulate accounts to maintain and/or elevate access to victim systems.
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T1098.001 Additional Cloud Credentials Persistence
Adversaries may add adversary-controlled credentials to a cloud account to maintain persistent access to victim accounts and instances within the environment.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

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

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

IA-11 Re-authentication good match

Re-authentication explicitly requires users to prove identity before performing sensitive actions such as password changes.

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match

Authenticator management requires identity verification during password distribution and changes, directly stopping unverified password updates.

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-01 mostly match
prevents

Credential management practices directly enforce re-authentication for password changes.

PR.AA-03 mostly match
prevents

Authentication requirements include verifying identity before allowing credential modifications.

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.

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
degrades

Requires secure management of authentication information, directly addressing the need to verify the original password before allowing a change.

A.8.5 Secure authentication partial match
prevents

Mandates secure authentication mechanisms, which include verifying existing credentials before permitting password changes.

References