Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-9159

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 20 March 2025

Published
20 March 2025
Modified
01 August 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0026 49.7th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-9159 is a medium-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Gaizhenbiao Chuanhuchatgpt. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Service Stop (T1489); ranked at the 49.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An incorrect authorization vulnerability exists in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt version git c91dbfc. The vulnerability allows any user to restart the server at will, leading to a complete loss of availability. The issue arises because the function responsible for restarting the server is…

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not properly guarded by an admin check.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1489 Service Stop Impact
Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users.
T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
Why these techniques?

The improper authorization allows any user to invoke the server restart function, facilitating Service Stop (T1489) by disabling the service temporarily and Endpoint Denial of Service via application exploitation (T1499.004), causing complete loss of availability.

Affected Assets

gaizhenbiao
chuanhuchatgpt
2024-12-04

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.

addresses: CWE-863

Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.

addresses: CWE-863

Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.

addresses: CWE-863

Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.

addresses: CWE-863

The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.

addresses: CWE-863

Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.

addresses: CWE-863

Establishing connection authorization processes for mobile devices helps ensure authorization decisions are correctly implemented rather than incorrect.

addresses: CWE-863

Monitoring account use, notifying on changes, and reviewing accounts for compliance corrects incorrect authorization assignments.

addresses: CWE-863

Ensures authorization decisions for external system use are correctly implemented and enforced.

References