CVE-2024-1456: S3 Bucket Takeover in h2oai/h2o-3

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-1456 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Business Logic Errors vulnerability in h2o. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 16-04-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An S3 bucket takeover vulnerability was identified in the h2oai/h2o-3 repository. The issue involves the S3 bucket 'http://s3.amazonaws.com/h2o-training', which was found to be vulnerable to unauthorized takeover.

• CWE-840Business Logic ErrorsWeaknesses in this category identify some of the underlying problems that commonly allow attackers to manipulate the business logic of an application. Errors in business logic can be devastating to an entire application. They can be difficult to find automatically, since they typically involve legitimate use of the application's functionality. However, many business logic errors can exhibit patterns that are similar to well-understood implementation and design weaknesses.