CVE-2024-38194: Azure Web Apps Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 8.4)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Sep

Released

2024-09-10

EPSS Score

0.71% (percentile: 72.3%)

Description

An authenticated attacker can exploit an improper authorization vulnerability in Azure Web Apps to elevate privileges over a network.

FAQ

Why are there no links to an update or instructions with steps that must be taken to protect from this vulnerability? This vulnerability has already been fully mitigated by Microsoft. There is no action for users of this service to take. The purpose of this CVE is to provide further transparency. Please see Toward greater transparency: Unveiling Cloud Service CVEs for more information.

Affected Products (1)

Azure

• Azure Web Apps

Acknowledgments

Shimi Gersner with Azure Networking Security Research (ANSR), Microsoft

Revision History

• 2024-09-10: Information published.