Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-42466

Critical

Published: 16 August 2024

Published
16 August 2024
Modified
28 August 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 9.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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 0.0041 61.6th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-42466 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Upkeeper Upkeeper Manager. Its CVSS base score is 9.5 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 38.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions product upKeeper Manager allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects upKeeper Manager: through 5.1.9.

CWE(s)
CWE-307

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

upkeeper
upkeeper manager
≤ 5.1.10

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.

AC-7 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
addresses: CWE-307

This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.

IA-10 Adaptive Authentication
addresses: CWE-307

Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.

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