CVE-2024-42351 is a critical vulnerability affecting Galaxy, an open-source data analysis system, allowing attackers to replace public dataset contents, leading to data loss or tampering. With a CVSS score of 9.1, it presents a high-impact risk (confidentiality and integrity) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there are no known active exploits or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential future exploitation. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to patched versions as no workarounds exist.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 21.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:galaxyproject:galaxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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