Critical severity · published Mar 25, 2024
CVE-2024-2873
User authentication bypass in wolfSSH server
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in wolfSSH's server-side state machine before versions 1.4.17. A malicious client could create channels without first performing user authentication, resulting in unauthorized access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
wolfSSH · wolfSSL Inc.
through v1.4.16 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2873
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2873
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/pull/670
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/pull/671
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/
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