CVE-2024-12838
Changing Information Technology CGFIDO - Authentication Bypass
The passwordless login mechanism in CGFIDO from Changing Information Technology has an Authentication Bypass vulnerability, allowing remote attackers with regular privileges to send a crafted request to switch to the identity of any user, including administrators.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Changing Information Technology CGFIDO - Authentication Bypass
The passwordless login mechanism in CGFIDO from Changing Information Technology has an Authentication Bypass vulnerability, allowing remote attackers with regular privileges to send a crafted request to switch to the identity of any user, including administrators.
- Record
CVE-2024-12838- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-302
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-51139
The passwordless login mechanism in CGFIDO from Changing Information Technology has an Authentication Bypass vulnerability, allowing remote attackers with regular privileges to send a crafted request to switch to the identity of any user, including administrators.
- Record
EUVD-2024-51139- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcj7-gr87-5x37
The passwordless login mechanism in CGFIDO from Changing Information Technology has an...
The passwordless login mechanism in CGFIDO from Changing Information Technology has an Authentication Bypass vulnerability, allowing remote attackers with regular privileges to send a crafted request to switch to the identity of any user, including administrators.
- Record
GHSA-hcj7-gr87-5x37- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-302
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The passwordless login mechanism in CGFIDO from Changing Information Technology has an Authentication Bypass vulnerability, allowing remote attackers with regular privileges to send a crafted request to switch to the identity of any user, including administrators.
- Record
CVE-2024-12838- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-302
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-12838 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Changing Information Technology Cgfido, published December 31, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.