CVE-2024-8158 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the lib9p library used by 9front, specifically impacting the experimental hjfs disk filesystem. An attacker with a valid user account can impersonate any other filesystem user due to improper verification of usernames during the 9p authentication handshake. Rated 6.5 Medium (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N), this flaw allows for high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2024-08-24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:9front:lib9p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:C/RE:L/U:Red
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