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ConduitApplication

CVE-2024-6300

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 0.8.0 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Incomplete cleanup when performing redactions in Conduit, allowing an attacker to check whether certain strings were present in the PDU before redaction

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 confidence

Incomplete cleanup during PDU redaction in Conduit allows attackers to determine whether specific strings existed before redaction, likely through timing differences, residual behavior, or incomplete data removal. This is an information disclosure vulnerability enabling an oracle/side-channel attack on the redaction mechanism.

MitigationReview and fix the redaction code path to ensure complete cleanup of redacted content, eliminating any observable differences that could reveal original string presence.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ConduitApplication
Affected:< 0.8.0

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
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Conduit installation and version
    Run the command 'conduit --version' or check the installed package version using your system's package manager (e.g., 'dpkg -l | grep conduit', 'rpm -qi conduit', or 'pip show conduit' depending on how it was installed)
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 0.8.0 (e.g., 0.7.x, 0.6.x, etc.)
  2. Verify PDU redaction feature is enabled
    Check Conduit's configuration files (typically in /etc/conduit/, ~/.config/conduit/, or a config.yaml file) for any redaction-related settings such as 'redact', 'redaction', 'pdu_redact', or similar configuration keys
    Affected if Redaction is explicitly enabled in the configuration or is a default behavior for the installed version
  3. Inspect network traffic or logs for redaction output
    Capture or review Conduit's output logs and network traffic, looking for redacted PDUs or messages. Compare multiple redaction operations to see if there are observable differences in how redacted content appears (e.g., different lengths, formatting, or response times)
    Affected if Redacted PDUs show inconsistent output patterns or timing variations that could reveal information about the original content
  4. Test for timing differences in redaction responses
    Send multiple requests that trigger redaction of known strings (including strings that exist and strings that do not exist in the data) and measure response times using a tool like 'time' or by analyzing logs with timestamps
    Affected if Response times vary noticeably between different redaction scenarios, indicating a timing side-channel exists

You are affected if Conduit version is below 0.8.0 and the PDU redaction feature is in use, as the incomplete cleanup allows observable differences that can reveal whether specific strings existed before redaction.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 0.8.0 or later
Fixed in 0.8.0
Interim mitigation

Review and fix the redaction code path to ensure complete cleanup of redacted content, eliminating any observable differences that could reveal original string presence.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Conduit 0.8.0

  1. 1. Back up your current Conduit configuration and data directory
  2. 2. Check the current Conduit version running in your environment
  3. 3. Review the Conduit 0.8.0 release notes for any relevant changes or migration requirements
  4. 4. Upgrade Conduit to version 0.8.0 or later using your package manager or build from source
  5. 5. Verify the upgrade was successful and Conduit starts without errors
  6. 6. Test that redaction functionality works correctly
  7. 7. Monitor logs for any unexpected behavior
Caveat Review release notes for 0.8.0; minor version upgrades in Conduit typically do not introduce breaking changes but always verify

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Conduit Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,800
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