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CVE-2024-24873: CWE-799: Improper Control of Interaction Frequency in CodePeople CP Polls

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-24873cvecve-2024-24873cwe-799
Published: Fri May 17 2024 (05/17/2024, 08:24:16 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: CodePeople
Product: CP Polls

Description

: Improper Control of Interaction Frequency vulnerability in CodePeople CP Polls allows Flooding.This issue affects CP Polls: from n/a through 1.0.71.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
<=1.0.71

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 04/29/2026, 02:09:48 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-24873 affects CodePeople CP Polls (up to version 1.0.71) and is classified under CWE-799, which involves improper control of interaction frequency. This vulnerability enables an attacker to flood the poll system by submitting interactions at a high rate without effective throttling or rate limiting controls. The CVSS score of 5.3 reflects a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. The impact is limited to integrity, with no direct confidentiality or availability consequences reported. No patch or official remediation has been published by CodePeople at this time.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to flood the CP Polls system with excessive interactions, potentially leading to integrity issues such as poll manipulation or skewed results. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or availability. The medium CVSS score reflects a moderate risk primarily due to the potential for misuse of poll data integrity.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider implementing external rate limiting or interaction throttling mechanisms at the network or application layer to mitigate flooding risks. Monitor for updates from CodePeople regarding official patches or mitigations.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2024-02-01T09:55:37.344Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 69f164b3cbff5d861047fc04

Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:53:55 AM

Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 2:09:48 AM

Last updated: 6/12/2026, 5:52:32 PM

Views: 27

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