CVE-2024-47768Network attack vector

Account takeover via unchecked recovery password update

Published Oct 4, 2024 · Updated Oct 4, 2024

Improper authentication in Lif Platforms Lif Authentication Server before 1.7.3 allows remote attackers to reset a target account password. The account_recovery WebSocket handler accepts a password message and writes its hash and salt without first confirming the emailed recovery code. Knowledge of the target email is sufficient; no account privileges or user interaction are required, and the resulting password change grants control of that account.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authentication in Lif Platforms Lif Authentication Server before 1.7.3 allows remote attackers to reset a target account password. The account_recovery WebSocket handler accepts a password message and writes its hash and salt without first confirming the emailed recovery code. Knowledge of the target email is sufficient; no account privileges or user interaction are required, and the resulting password change grants control of that account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-47768
Published
Oct 4, 2024
Updated
Oct 4, 2024
Vendor
Lif Platforms
Product
Lif Authentication Server
Classifications
CWE-287, CWE-862, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.7.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Lif Platforms · Lif Authentication Serverversion=< 1.7.3

Published CVSS scores

6.9GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.1NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1098Account Manipulation

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