CVE-2024-3186 (GCVE-0-2024-3186)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-17 07:34 – Updated: 2024-10-17 14:41
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Summary
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the evalExpr() function of GoAhead Web Server (version <= 6.0.0) when compiled with the ME_GOAHEAD_JAVASCRIPT flag. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker with the privileges to modify JavaScript template (JST) files to trigger a crash and cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by providing malicious templates.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-17 14:41 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
EmbedThis GoAhead Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.0.0 (semver)
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Credits
Diego Zaffaroni of Nozomi Networks found this bug during a security research activity.
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