Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-6129

Spa-Cartcms 1.9.0.6

Public PoC
Published
18 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v4 6.3
Click a component to see what it means
Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 0.0060 46th percentile
Risk Priority 32 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-6129 is a medium-severity Observable Behavioral Discrepancy (CWE-205) vulnerability in Spa-Cart Spa-Cartcms. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Password Guessing (T1110.001); ranked at the 46th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-6 (Authentication Feedback) and SI-11 (Error Handling) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in spa-cartcms 1.9.0.6. Affected is an unknown function of the file /login of the component Username Handler. The manipulation of the argument email leads to observable behavioral discrepancy. It is possible…

more

to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-268896.

CWE(s)
CWE-205CWE-203

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1110.001 Password Guessing Credential Access
Adversaries with no prior knowledge of legitimate credentials within the system or environment may guess passwords to attempt access to accounts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1497 Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion Stealth
Adversaries may employ various means to detect and avoid virtualization and analysis environments.
attack.mitre.org →
T1497.001 System Checks Stealth
Adversaries may employ various system checks to detect and avoid virtualization and analysis environments.
attack.mitre.org →
T1082 System Information Discovery Discovery
An adversary may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patches, hotfixes, service packs, and architecture.
attack.mitre.org →
T1087 Account Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of valid accounts, usernames, or email addresses on a system or within a compromised environment.
attack.mitre.org →
T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-6128Same product: Spa-Cart Spa-Cartcms
CVE-2023-4547Same vendor: Spa-Cart
CVE-2023-4548Same vendor: Spa-Cart
CVE-2023-43148Same vendor: Spa-Cart
CVE-2023-43149Same vendor: Spa-Cart
CVE-2024-45089Shared CWE-203
CVE-2024-0564Shared CWE-203
CVE-2025-27667Shared CWE-203
CVE-2025-21510Shared CWE-203
CVE-2023-3462Shared CWE-203

Affected Assets

spa-cart
spa-cartcms
1.9.0.6

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

—

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

—

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 4 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

IA-6 Authentication Feedback good match

Obscures authentication feedback so that success/failure differences are not observable to attackers.

SI-11 Error Handling good match

Consistent error handling eliminates observable discrepancies in responses that would otherwise reveal internal decisions.

AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement partial match

Information flow enforcement can block unauthorized leakage paths that rely on observable behavioral differences.

SC-31 Covert Channel Analysis partial match

Covert channel analysis directly identifies observable behavioral discrepancies that leak internal state.

SC-4 Information in Shared System Resources partial match

Preventing unintended transfer via shared resources stops certain behavioral side-channel observations.

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.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly prevent introduction of behavioral side-channels that leak internal state.

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.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect and require remediation of observable behavioral differences before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle practices can include design reviews that eliminate observable behavioral discrepancies.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles can mandate uniform error handling and response patterns to avoid leaking internal state.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards can require consistent, non-informative error messages and timing behavior.

A.8.15 Logging none match
none

Logging may record behavioral events but does not prevent the weakness from occurring.

A.8.17 Clock synchronization none match
none

Accurate, synchronized timestamps reduce observable timing discrepancies that an attacker could exploit to infer sensitive information or distinguish between success and failure paths.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (2 rules)
  • V-248579 OL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-205
  • V-248580 OL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users. prevents CWE-205
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271746 OL 9 must prevent kernel profiling by nonprivileged users. prevents CWE-205

References