CVE-2024-24769
LowCVSS 2.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk19th percentile — higher than 19% of all known CVEs
Summary
In versions prior to 5.0.0, users can reset their MFA tokens via API routes that send them emails. The number of emails sent is not limited, allowing attackers to flood users' mailboxes.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to overload the SMTP server, which may be seen as a spam source. However, the potential impact is low as resetting the MFA token requires a correct password.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.0, which fixes this vulnerability. No known workarounds are available.
Original NVD description (English source)
vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, users can reset their MFA token via API routes that send them an email. Currently the number of emails that is sent is not limited. This gives attackers the option to flood someones mailbox with a lot of emails, and would have adverse effects on the SMTP server which may be seen as spam sender. Note resetting the MFA token requires a correct password, so the potential impact for this is very low. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.