CVE-2024-40464

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Published Jul 31, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue in beego v.2.2.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the sendMail function located in beego/core/logs/smtp.go file

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:beego:beego:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-r6qh-j42j-pw64	Beego privilege escalation vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.569% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/nyxfqq/b53b0148b9aa040de63f58a68fd11445

History

Aug 15, 2024 1:30 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-295

Aug 6, 2024 6:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Beego Beego beego
Weaknesses		CWE-599
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:beego:beego::::::::
Vendors & Products		Beego Beego beego
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Beego Beego

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:58 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 31, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:58 PM
Reserved: Jul 5, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:58 PM

Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:58 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:45 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Jul 31, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:45 AM

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