# CVE-2024-42462: Bypass multifactor authentication

> Attackers can bypass multifactor authentication in upKeeper Manager to gain unauthorized access to the system.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqj4-jxhw-766g

## What is CVE-2024-42462?

CVE-2024-42462 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in upKeeper Manager, published on 16 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions product upKeeper Manager allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects upKeeper Manager: through 5.1.9.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42462?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Upkeeper Upkeeper Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in upKeeper Manager

- [CVE-2024-42466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42466/): Lack of resources and rate limiting - login (critical 9.5)
- [CVE-2024-42465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42465/): Lack of resources and rate limiting - two factor authentication (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2025-8663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8663/): Information disclosure in upKeeper Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-42463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42463/): Leak of organizations messages (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-42464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42464/): Leak of user information (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42462 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42462 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in upKeeper Manager, published on 16 Aug 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-2024-42462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: upKeeper Manager. 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-2024-42462/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42462/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42462
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42462
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42462

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42462/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.