CVE-2024-31218Network attack vector

Administrative takeover via unauthenticated first-account creation

Published Apr 5, 2024 · Updated Sep 6, 2024

Missing authentication in Webhood 0.9.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a PocketBase administrator account. The PocketBase admin API accepts an unauthenticated account-creation request when its database contains no administrator, the state produced by Webhood's default deployment. The resulting account has administrative control of the backend; deployments with an existing administrator or a blocked /api/admins path are not exposed.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.71%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authentication in Webhood 0.9.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a PocketBase administrator account. The PocketBase admin API accepts an unauthenticated account-creation request when its database contains no administrator, the state produced by Webhood's default deployment. The resulting account has administrative control of the backend; deployments with an existing administrator or a blocked /api/admins path are not exposed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-31218
Published
Apr 5, 2024
Updated
Sep 6, 2024
Vendor
ST4 Cyber Oy
Product
Webhood
Classifications
CWE-306, T1136
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.9.1
  2. Affected versionversion=< 0.9.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ST4 Cyber Oy · Webhoodversion=0 <0.9.1; version=< 0.9.1

Published CVSS scores

9.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
T1136Create Account

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