CVE-2024-41256 Filestash skips TLS certificate verification process when sending out email verification codes
Attackers can intercept email verification codes via man-in-the-middle attacks due to disabled TLS certificate verification in default configurations.
- 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-2024-41256?
CVE-2024-41256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Default configurations in the ShareProofVerifier function of filestash v0.4 causes the application to skip the TLS certificate verification process when sending out email verification codes, possibly allowing attackers to access sensitive data via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41256?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash Go | All versions | None |
github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash Go | All versions to 0.4 | None |
github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash Go | All versions to 0.4 | None |
Products include Filestash Filestash.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-41256 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41256 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpvx-whpp-99xj, GO-2024-3035.