# CVE-2024-53304: Auth bypass in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can connect to the PoshC2 server and execute arbitrary commands by impersonating infected machines.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hcw4-c8qw-p53q

## What is CVE-2024-53304?

CVE-2024-53304 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue in LRQA Nettitude PoshC2 after commit 09ee2cf allows unauthenticated attackers to connect to the C2 server and execute arbitrary commands via posing as an infected machine.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53304?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-53304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-53304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53304 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53304 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2025. 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-2024-53304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-53304/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53304/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53304
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53304
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53304

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53304/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.