CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-58360

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in Stoatchat before version 0.7.8 allows attackers to bypass account creation restrictions such as invite-only mode, email verification, captcha, and shield verification. This enables unlimited account creation with unverified email addresses, increasing the risk of denial-of-service attacks and compromising service integrity.

Risk Assessment

The organization faces an increased risk of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks due to mass account creation, potentially overwhelming the server and disrupting service. Additionally, the lack of user identity verification enables abuse and spam.

Recommendation

Immediately update Stoatchat to version 0.7.8 or later, which enforces account creation restrictions. If an update is not possible, temporarily enable additional protection mechanisms at the network or application level.

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Original NVD description (English source)

stoatchat versions before 0.7.8 fail to enforce account creation restrictions including invite-only mode, email verification, captcha, and shield verification. Attackers can create unlimited accounts with unverified email addresses, increasing denial-of-service risk and compromising service integrity.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS