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CVE-2024-32973

4.8 · MEDIUM

Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming.

Published May 1, 2024CWE-284EPSS 0.13%

Overview

CVE-2024-32973 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 1, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. In affected versions an attacker with the ability to actively intercept network traffic would be able to use a specifically-crafted certificate to fool Pluto into trusting it to be the intended remote for the TLS session. This results in the HTTP library and socket.starttls providing less transport integrity than expected. This issue has been patched in pull request #851 which has been included in version 0.9.3. Users are advised to upgrade. there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/PlutoLang/Pluto/pull/851GitHubgithub.com/PlutoLang/Pluto/security/advisories/GHSA-84hj-7j2v-w665GitHubgithub.com/PlutoLang/Pluto/pull/851GitHubgithub.com/PlutoLang/Pluto/security/advisories/GHSA-84hj-7j2v-w665

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-32973?

CVE-2024-32973 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 1, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-32973?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-32973?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-32973?

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