CVE-2024-42164 Disabling MFA without Authentication

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can predict password reset tokens to disable two-factor authentication for any user, bypassing security controls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-42164?

CVE-2024-42164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FIWARE Keyrock, published on 12 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficiently random values for generating password reset token in FIWARE Keyrock <= 8.4 allow attackers to disable two factor authorization of any user by predicting the token for the disable_2fa link.

Weakness: CWE-330, CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42164?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fiware Keyrock.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42164?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-42164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-572h-92hg-4mqm.

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