Input validation error in Mongoose - CVE-2024-42383
Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111828
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42383
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to write a NULL byte value beyond the memory space dedicated for the hostname field.
Affected software
Mongoose
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42383
Install update from vendor's website.
Mongoose - update to 7.15