# CVE-2024-57439: RuoYi vulnerable to Denial of Service by attackers with admin privileges

> Administrators can cause a Denial of Service by duplicating login names in the RuoYi reset password interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qq5h-rjj9-q9qg

## What is CVE-2024-57439?

CVE-2024-57439 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ruoyi Ruoyi, published on 29 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue in the reset password interface of ruoyi v4.8.0 allows attackers with Admin privileges to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by duplicating the login name of the account.

Weakness: CWE-281 (Improper Preservation of Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57439?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.ruoyi:ruoyi. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.ruoyi:ruoyi` | Maven | All versions to 4.8.0 | None |
| `com.ruoyi:ruoyi` | Maven | All versions to 4.8.0 | None |

Products: Ruoyi Ruoyi.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-57439?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-57439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-57439 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-57439 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ruoyi Ruoyi

- [CVE-2024-57521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57521/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-28402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28402/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-28405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28405/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-28406](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28406/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-28408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28408/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-57439 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-57439 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ruoyi Ruoyi, published on 29 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-57439 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.ruoyi:ruoyi (Maven): affected all versions up to 4.8.0; no fix listed
- com.ruoyi:ruoyi (Maven): affected all versions up to 4.8.0; no fix listed

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-2024-57439/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57439/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57439
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57439
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-57439

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57439/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.