CVE-2024-8419
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 · uneditedThe endpoint hosts a script that allows an unauthorized remote attacker to put the system in a fail-safe state over the network due to missing authentication.
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 · low confidenceAn endpoint hosts an unprotected script that lacks authentication controls, enabling any remote attacker to trigger the system's fail-safe state over the network. This unauthorized access vulnerability allows attackers to potentially disrupt normal operations by activating fail-safe mechanisms without credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 fail-safe script endpoints in your environmentSearch your web application directories, API routes, and network-exposed services for scripts or endpoints related to fail-safe, emergency shutdown, safety override, or similar functionality. Review your application routing configuration, web server virtual hosts, and published API specifications for any endpoint that controls system safety states.Affected if An endpoint exists that can trigger or control fail-safe mechanisms and is accessible over the network
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Verify authentication is enforced on the fail-safe endpointExamine the access control configuration for the identified fail-safe endpoint. Check application-level middleware, route protection rules, web server authentication settings, and API gateway policies to confirm the endpoint requires valid credentials. Inspect any allow/anonymous access rules that might apply specifically to this route.Affected if The fail-safe endpoint permits anonymous or unauthenticated access, or lacks authorization middleware entirely
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Test remote accessibility without credentialsFrom an untrusted network perspective, send HTTP requests to the fail-safe endpoint using tools like curl or a browser without providing any authentication tokens, session cookies, or credentials. Observe whether the request succeeds and returns a functional response rather than redirecting to a login page or returning a 401/403 error.Affected if The endpoint successfully responds to unauthenticated remote requests and allows interaction with fail-safe functionality
Your environment is affected if any network-accessible endpoint can trigger fail-safe mechanisms without requiring authentication credentials from the requester.
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 dataImplement robust authentication and authorization controls on the script endpoint, and consider network-level access restrictions to prevent unauthorized trigger of fail-safe states.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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