CVE-2024-4142
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn Improper input validation vulnerability that could potentially lead to privilege escalation was discovered in JFrog Artifactory. Due to this vulnerability, users with low privileges may gain administrative access to the system. This issue can also be exploited in Artifactory platforms with anonymous access enabled.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn improper input validation vulnerability in JFrog Artifactory allows users with low privileges to escalate to administrative access. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of user input that controls permission assignments, enabling privilege elevation. This can be exploited even in environments with anonymous access enabled.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Artifactory versionAccess the Artifactory UI via Admin > Identity and Access > Settings, or use the REST API endpoint GET /api/system/version to retrieve the exact version number.Affected if The installed version is unpatched and falls within the vulnerable version range for CVE-2024-4142.
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Verify if low-privilege non-admin users existNavigate to Admin > Identity and Access > Users, or use the REST API GET /api/security/users to list all users. Identify any users who do not have Administrator permissions assigned.Affected if At least one user with limited (non-admin) privileges exists in the system.
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Confirm anonymous access statusNavigate to Admin > Identity and Access > Settings, or query the REST API GET /api/system/configuration to check the 'anonymousAccess' or 'anonPluginEnabled' configuration settings.Affected if Anonymous access is enabled (the vulnerability states it can be exploited even with anonymous access enabled, increasing the attack surface).
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Review permission assignment configurationsUse the REST API GET /api/security/permissions or inspect Admin > Identity and Access > Permissions to examine how permissions are assigned to users. Look for any permission sets that allow low-privilege users to modify or assign elevated roles.Affected if Low-privilege users have permissions that allow manipulation of permission assignments or role modifications.
A defender is affected if the installed JFrog Artifactory version is unpatched and the environment contains low-privilege users (or anonymous access is enabled) with configurable permission settings.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-provided patches for JFrog Artifactory when available. Until patched, restrict low-privilege user permissions and disable anonymous access to reduce attack surface.
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