CVE-2024-38432 Matrix – Tafnit v8 CWE-646: Reliance on File Name or Extension of Externally-Supplied File
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38432 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-38432 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matrix Tafnit v8, published on 30 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38432 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-2024-38432/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38432/index.md)
Attackers can exploit reliance on file extensions to upload malicious files, potentially leading to code execution in Matrix Tafnit v8.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38432?
CVE-2024-38432 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matrix Tafnit v8, published on 30 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Matrix Tafnit v8
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CWE-646: Reliance on File Name or Extension of Externally-Supplied File
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38432?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Matrix-Globalservices Tafnit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38432?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38432 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38432 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38432 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Matrix Tafnit v8
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8cq-42f6-5q3j.