CVE-2024-45321 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-45321
Vulnerability Scoring

8.1
/10
Severe Risk

Cybersecurity professionals consider CVE-2024-45321 an immediate threat requiring urgent mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: High
    Exploits require significant effort and special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-45321 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕡 05 Dec 2024, 18:47 UTC
Originally published on: 🕓 27 Aug 2024, 04:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 100 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2024-45321 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-45321: The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code execution for network attackers.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-45321

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-45321 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-45321

CVE-2024-45321 presents a challenge to exploit due to its high attack complexity, but the absence of privilege requirements still makes it a viable target for skilled attackers. A thorough security review is advised.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-45321, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-45321, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2024-45321 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2024-45321 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2024-45321 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.063% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 30.51% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 69.49% of others.

CVE-2024-45321 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-494

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Software Integrity Attack CAPEC-184 An attacker initiates a series of events designed to cause a user, program, server, or device to perform actions which undermine the integrity of software code, device data structures, or device firmware, achieving the modification of the target's integrity to achieve an insecure state.
  • Malicious Software Download CAPEC-185 An attacker uses deceptive methods to cause a user or an automated process to download and install dangerous code that originates from an attacker controlled source. There are several variations to this strategy of attack.
  • Malicious Software Update CAPEC-186 An adversary uses deceptive methods to cause a user or an automated process to download and install dangerous code believed to be a valid update that originates from an adversary controlled source.
  • Malicious Automated Software Update via Redirection CAPEC-187 An attacker exploits two layers of weaknesses in server or client software for automated update mechanisms to undermine the integrity of the target code-base. The first weakness involves a failure to properly authenticate a server as a source of update or patch content. This type of weakness typically results from authentication mechanisms which can be defeated, allowing a hostile server to satisfy the criteria that establish a trust relationship. The second weakness is a systemic failure to validate the identity and integrity of code downloaded from a remote location, hence the inability to distinguish malicious code from a legitimate update.
  • Malicious Manual Software Update CAPEC-533 An attacker introduces malicious code to the victim's system by altering the payload of a software update, allowing for additional compromise or site disruption at the victim location. These manual, or user-assisted attacks, vary from requiring the user to download and run an executable, to as streamlined as tricking the user to click a URL. Attacks which aim at penetrating a specific network infrastructure often rely upon secondary attack methods to achieve the desired impact. Spamming, for example, is a common method employed as an secondary attack vector. Thus the attacker has in their arsenal a choice of initial attack vectors ranging from traditional SMTP/POP/IMAP spamming and its varieties, to web-application mechanisms which commonly implement both chat and rich HTML messaging within the user interface.
  • Open-Source Library Manipulation CAPEC-538 Adversaries implant malicious code in open source software (OSS) libraries to have it widely distributed, as OSS is commonly downloaded by developers and other users to incorporate into software development projects. The adversary can have a particular system in mind to target, or the implantation can be the first stage of follow-on attacks on many systems.
  • Malicious Automated Software Update via Spoofing CAPEC-657 An attackers uses identify or content spoofing to trick a client into performing an automated software update from a malicious source. A malicious automated software update that leverages spoofing can include content or identity spoofing as well as protocol spoofing. Content or identity spoofing attacks can trigger updates in software by embedding scripted mechanisms within a malicious web page, which masquerades as a legitimate update source. Scripting mechanisms communicate with software components and trigger updates from locations specified by the attackers' server. The result is the client believing there is a legitimate software update available but instead downloading a malicious update from the attacker.
  • Adversary in the Browser (AiTB) CAPEC-662 An adversary exploits security vulnerabilities or inherent functionalities of a web browser, in order to manipulate traffic between two endpoints.
  • Spoof Open-Source Software Metadata CAPEC-691 An adversary spoofs open-source software metadata in an attempt to masquerade malicious software as popular, maintained, and trusted.
  • Spoof Version Control System Commit Metadata CAPEC-692 An adversary spoofs metadata pertaining to a Version Control System (VCS) (e.g., Git) repository's commits to deceive users into believing that the maliciously provided software is frequently maintained and originates from a trusted source.
  • StarJacking CAPEC-693 An adversary spoofs software popularity metadata to deceive users into believing that a maliciously provided package is widely used and originates from a trusted source.
  • Repo Jacking CAPEC-695 An adversary takes advantage of the redirect property of directly linked Version Control System (VCS) repositories to trick users into incorporating malicious code into their applications.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:-:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:-:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7000:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7000:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7001:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7001:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7002:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7002:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7003:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7003:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7004:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7004:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7005:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7005:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7006:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7006:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7007:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7007:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7008:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7008:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7009:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7009:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7010:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7010:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7011:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7011:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7012:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7012:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7013:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7013:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7014:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7014:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7015:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7015:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7016:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7016:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7017:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7017:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7018:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7018:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7019:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7019:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7020:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7020:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7021:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7021:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7022:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7022:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7023:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7023:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7024:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7024:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7025:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7025:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7026:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7026:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7027:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7027:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7028:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7028:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7029:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7029:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7030:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7030:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7031:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7031:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7032:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7032:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7033:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7033:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7034:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7034:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7035:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7035:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7036:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7036:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7037:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7037:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7038:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7038:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7039:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7039:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7040:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7040:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7041:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7041:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7042:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7042:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7043:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7043:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7044:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7044:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7045:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7045:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7046:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7046:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7047:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:app\:\:cpanminus_project:app\:\:cpanminus:1.7047:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

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