CVE-2024-9798Network attack vector

Unauthenticated service enumeration via public health endpoint

Published Oct 10, 2024 · Updated Oct 10, 2024

Information disclosure in Zowe API Mediation Layer allows remote attackers to enumerate services through its public health endpoint. The endpoint returns the API Mediation Layer's discovered service list without performing an authentication check. Any remote attacker who can reach the endpoint can inventory onboarded services, but the reported impact is limited to information disclosure.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Zowe API Mediation Layer allows remote attackers to enumerate services through its public health endpoint. The endpoint returns the API Mediation Layer's discovered service list without performing an authentication check. Any remote attacker who can reach the endpoint can inventory onboarded services, but the reported impact is limited to information disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9798
Published
Oct 10, 2024
Updated
Oct 10, 2024
Vendor
Open Mainframe Project
Product
Zowe
Classifications
CWE-312, T1046
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 10, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <1.28.8
  2. Affected versionversion=2.0.0 <2.18.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Open Mainframe Project · Zoweversion=1.0.0 <1.28.8; version=2.0.0 <2.18.0
Linux Foundation · Zowe API Mediation Layerversion=1.0.0 <1.28.8; version=2.0.0 <2.18.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
9.0ZoweCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1046Network Service Discovery

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