# CVE-2024-4142: JFrog Artifactory Improper input validation within token creation flow

> Low-privilege users can gain administrative access via improper input validation in token creation, affecting JFrog Artifactory deployments.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-artifactory-2024-4142, GHSA-h9vw-8427-h758

## What is CVE-2024-4142?

CVE-2024-4142 is a critical vulnerability in JFrog Artifactory, published on 1 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Improper input validation vulnerability that could potentially lead to privilege escalation was discovered in JFrog Artifactory.

Due to this vulnerability, users with low privileges may gain administrative access to the system.

This issue can also be exploited in Artifactory platforms with anonymous access enabled.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4142?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including artifactory.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `artifactory` | Bitnami | All versions | 7.55.17, 7.59.22, 7.63.21, 7.68.21, 7.71.21, 7.77.11, 7.84.6 |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4142?

Upgrade artifactory to a fixed version for your release line: 7.55.17, 7.59.22, 7.63.21 or 7.68.21.

## Is CVE-2024-4142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4142 is a critical vulnerability in JFrog Artifactory, published on 1 May 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-2024-4142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- artifactory (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 7.55.17, 7.59.22, 7.63.21, 7.68.21, 7.71.21, 7.77.11, 7.84.6

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-2024-4142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4142/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4142

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4142/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.