Health endpoint offers list of onboarded services to unauthenticated users
Priority LOW 26CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
The health endpoint is public so everybody can see a list of all services. It is potentially valuable information for attackers.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00233 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zowe (Open Mainframe Project): 2.18.0, 1.28.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| backstage | Zowe | 2.0.0 to before 2.18.0; 1.0.0 to before 1.28.8 | 2.18.0, 1.28.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zowe Vendorbackstage Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.18.0; 1.0.0 to before 1.28.8 Fixed in 2.18.0, 1.28.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:zowe_api_mediation_layer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 to before 1.28.8; 2.0.0 to before 2.18.0 | Vulnerable | backstage |
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:zowe_api_mediation_layer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 to before 1.28.8; 2.0.0 to before 2.18.0 Vulnerable ·backstage
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zowe (Open Mainframe Project) Fixed in 2.18.0, 1.28.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9798
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qm6-gg4q-cvm5
References
More backstage Zowe Api Mediation Layer vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09095 Conformance validation endpoint discloses detail about service to unauthenticated users CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-03172 Improper privilege management in backstage Zowe CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-9798 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9798 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6qm6-gg4q-cvm5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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