CVE-2024-47768 Lif Authentication Server Has No Auth Check When Updating Password In Account Recovery
Attackers can reset user passwords without verification codes if they know the target email, leading to account takeover.
- 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-2024-47768?
CVE-2024-47768 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Lif-Platforms Lif-Auth-Server, published on 4 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lif Authentication Server is a server used by Lif to do various tasks regarding Lif accounts. This vulnerability has to do with the account recovery system where there does not appear to be a check to make sure the user has been sent the recovery email and entered the correct code. If the attacker knew the email of the target, they could supply the email and immediately prompt the server to update the password without ever needing the code. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.3.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47768?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lifplatforms Lif Authentication Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-47768?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-47768 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47768 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hmv6-8fg8-7m6f.