CVE-2024-9342 Eclipse GlassFish is vulnerable to Login Brute Force attacks through unlimited failed login attempts

Medium 6.3 Published 16 Jul 2025 Updated 18 Jun 2026

Attackers can perform brute force login attacks on Eclipse GlassFish due to missing failed login attempt limits, potentially leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-9342?

CVE-2024-9342 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Eclipse Glassfish, published on 16 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Eclipse GlassFish versions before 8.0.3 it is possible to perform Login Brute Force attacks as there is no limitation in the number of failed login attempts. GlassFish 8.0.3 adds automatic attack protection documented in https://glassfish.org/docs/latest/security-guide.html#brute-force-attack-protection .

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9342?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.glassfish.main.admingui:console-common. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.glassfish.main.admingui:console-common` Maven	All versions to `7.0.25`	None
`org.glassfish.main.admingui:console-common` Maven	All versions to `7.0.25`	None

Products include Eclipse Glassfish.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9342 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-2024-9342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-99f7-hp6j-v6q4.