CVE-2024-38429 Matrix - CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38429 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-38429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matrix Tafnit v8, published on 30 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Matrix Tafnit v8. 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-2024-38429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38429/index.md)
Attackers can access files or directories intended to be private, leading to potential information disclosure in Matrix Tafnit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38429?
CVE-2024-38429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matrix Tafnit v8, published on 30 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Matrix Tafnit v8
- CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38429?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Matrix-Globalservices Tafnit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Matrix Tafnit v8
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qr4-jvqh-chvp.