CVE-2024-45980
Published: 26 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-45980 is a high-severity Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 36.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-41663
Vulnerability details
A host header injection vulnerability in MEANStore 1.0 allows attackers to obtain the password reset token via user interaction with a crafted password reset link. This allows attackers to arbitrarily reset other users' passwords and compromise their accounts.
- 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.
Establishing procedures for lost or compromised authenticators addresses weak password recovery mechanisms.