# CVE-2024-38204: Imagine Cup site Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> An authorized attacker can elevate privileges in the Imagine Cup site hosted on Microsoft Azure Functions due to improper access control.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q659-9q97-phj4

## What is CVE-2024-38204?

CVE-2024-38204 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Functions, published on 15 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper access control in Imagine Cup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38204?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Azure Functions.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38204?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38204 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-38204 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Functions

- [CVE-2026-21532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21532/): Azure Function Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-49052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49052/): Microsoft Azure PolicyWatch Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-33074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33074/): Azure Functions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-16904](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16904/): Azure Functions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38204 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38204 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Functions, published on 15 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-38204 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Azure Functions. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2024-38204/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38204/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38204
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38204
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38204

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38204/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.