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CVE-2024-28270VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-28270: web-flash · n/a

Affects web-flashSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubbcvgh/web-flashpkg:github/bcvgh/web-flashOther threatsAffected
  • =3.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Immediately restrict access to the /prod-api/user/resetPassword endpoint to only trusted and necessary users or systems, using network segmentation and firewall rules. 2. Implement strict authentication and authorization checks on the password reset functionality to ensure only authorized users can perform resets on their own accounts. 3. Deploy multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all user accounts to reduce the risk of account takeover even if passwords are reset maliciously. 4. Monitor logs and alerts for unusual password reset requests, especially those targeting multiple or high-privilege accounts. 5. Conduct a thorough review of user privileges to minimize the number of users with reset capabilities. 6. Engage with the vendor or development team to obtain and apply patches or updates as soon as they become available. 7. Consider implementing additional anomaly detection systems to identify suspicious activities related to account management. 8. Educate users and administrators about the risk and encourage prompt reporting of suspicious account behavior.

Description

An issue discovered in web-flash v3.0 allows attackers to reset passwords for arbitrary users via crafted POST request to /prod-api/user/resetPassword.

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