CVE-2024-34451
Published: 16 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-34451 is a critical-severity Weak Authentication (CWE-1390) vulnerability in Ghost Ghost. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 27.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-34807
Vulnerability details
Ghost through 5.85.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an authentication rate-limit protection mechanism by using many X-Forwarded-For headers with different values. NOTE: the vendor's position is that Ghost should be installed with a reverse proxy that allows only trusted X-Forwarded-For…
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- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Helps detect exploitation of weak authentication mechanisms by notifying of previous unauthorized logons.
The IA policy requires strong authentication methods, reducing use of weak authentication.
Enforces dynamic, context-aware authentication that mitigates weak static authentication by increasing requirements based on risk or conditions.
Enforces authentication for users, reducing the viability of weak authentication mechanisms.
Requires authentication mechanisms to meet applicable standards and guidelines, preventing weak authentication.