Improper privilege management in Astrotalks
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Astrotalks affecting version 10/03/2023. This vulnerability allows a local user to access the application as an administrator without any provided credentials, allowing the attacker to perform administrative actions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00354 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrotalks | Astrotalks | 03/10/2023 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Astrotalks VendorAstrotalks Affected 03/10/2023 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:codester:astrotalks:2023-10-03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2023-10-03 | Vulnerable | Astrotalks |
- cpe:2.3:a:codester:astrotalks:2023-10-03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2023-10-03 Vulnerable ·Astrotalks
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5525
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gggr-w4c4-8w8h
References
More Astrotalks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05134 SQL injection in Astrotalks CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-05135 Information disclosure in Astrotalks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-5525 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5525 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gggr-w4c4-8w8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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