VDB-277085 · CVE-2024-43479 · Nessus 214116

Microsoft Power Automate for Desktop access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Power Automate for Desktop. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-43479. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Power Automate for Desktop (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/10/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-43479. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214116 (Microsoft Power Automate For Desktop Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-43479)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214116). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Automation Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Power Automate for Desktop

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.4
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.5
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 214116
Nessus Name: Microsoft Power Automate For Desktop Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-43479)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

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01/15/2025 +126 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-43479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277085

Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2024 19:45
Updated: 01/15/2025 04:33
Changes: 09/10/2024 19:45 (35), 09/10/2024 19:48 (33), 09/14/2024 14:27 (10), 01/15/2025 04:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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