CVE-2024-41124 Puncia Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information via HTTP urls in `API_URLS`
Attackers can intercept sensitive data or modify traffic because the CLI uses unencrypted HTTP for API communication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-41124?
CVE-2024-41124 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ARPSyndicate puncia, published on 19 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Puncia is the Official CLI utility for Subdomain Center & Exploit Observer. `API_URLS` is utilizing HTTP instead of HTTPS for communication that can lead to issues like Eavesdropping, Data Tampering, Unauthorized Data Access & MITM Attacks. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.21 by using https rather than http connections. All users are advised to upgrade. There is no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41124?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including puncia.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
puncia PyPI | All versions | 0.21 |
puncia PyPI | All versions | 0.21 |
puncia PyPI | All versions | 0.21 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-41124?
Upgrade puncia to 0.21 or later.
Is CVE-2024-41124 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41124 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwcj-7jjp-4w38, PYSEC-2026-1809.