CVE-2024-9683: redhat quay

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-9683 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in redhat quay. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-10-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-11-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Quay, which allows successful authentication even when a truncated password version is provided. This flaw affects the authentication mechanism, reducing the overall security of password enforcement.  While the risk is relatively low due to the typical length of the passwords used (73 characters), this vulnerability can still be exploited to reduce the complexity of brute-force or password-guessing attacks. The truncation of passwords weakens the overall authentication process, thereby reducing the effectiveness of password policies and potentially increasing the risk of unauthorized access in the future.

• CWE-305Authentication Bypass by Primary WeaknessThe authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.
• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.