# CVE-2024-3462: Authorization bypass in Ant Media Server

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks to access restricted API calls in Ant Media Server Community Edition.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 May 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g95v-3pj6-j433

## What is CVE-2024-3462?

CVE-2024-3462 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ant Media Server Community Edition, published on 13 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Ant Media Server Community Edition in a default configuration is vulnerable to an improper HTTP header based authorization, leading to a possible use of non-administrative API calls reserved only for authorized users. 
All versions up to 2.9.0 (tested) and possibly newer ones are believed to be vulnerable as the vendor has not confirmed releasing a patch.

Weakness: CWE-302 (Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3462?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.antmedia:ant-media-server.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `io.antmedia:ant-media-server` | Maven | All versions to 2.9.0 | None |
| `io.antmedia:ant-media-server` | Maven | All versions to 2.9.0 | None |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3462 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3462 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ant Media Server Community Edition, published on 13 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- io.antmedia:ant-media-server (Maven): affected all versions up to 2.9.0; no fix listed
- io.antmedia:ant-media-server (Maven): affected all versions up to 2.9.0; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3462/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3462/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3462
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3462
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3462

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3462/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.