Input validation error in Mongoose - CVE-2024-42385

 

Input validation error in Mongoose - CVE-2024-42385

Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: June 23, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111827
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42385
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cesanta Software Ltd.
Affected software:
Mongoose

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to trigger an out-of-bound memory write if the PEM certificate contains unexpected characters.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42385

Install update from vendor's website.

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