Microsoft GroupMe excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft GroupMe. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes excessive authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-38176. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. This product is a managed service. This means that users are not able to maintain vulnerability countermeasures themselves. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft GroupMe (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in GroupMe allows a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-38176 since 06/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/12/2024 🔍
07/24/2024 +42 days 🔍
07/24/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2024 +44 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272323

Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2024 04:50
Updated: 09/06/2024 04:29
Changes: 07/24/2024 04:50 (62), 07/24/2024 11:55 (1), 09/06/2024 04:29 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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