CVE-2024-45597
Pluto's http.request allows CR and LF in header values
Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. Scripts passing user-controlled values to http.request header values are affected. An attacker could use this to send arbitrary requests, potentially leveraging authentication tokens provided in the same headers table.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
Pluto's http.request allows CR and LF in header values
Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. Scripts passing user-controlled values to http.request header values are affected. An attacker could use this to send arbitrary requests, potentially leveraging authentication tokens provided in the same headers table.
- Record
CVE-2024-45597- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41530
5.3
Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. Scripts passing user-controlled values to http.request header values are affected. An attacker could use this to send arbitrary requests, potentially leveraging authentication tokens provided in the same headers table.
- Record
EUVD-2024-41530- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
5.3
Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. Scripts passing user-controlled values to http.request header values are affected. An attacker could use this to send arbitrary requests, potentially leveraging authentication tokens provided in the same headers table.
- Record
CVE-2024-45597- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
Pluto's http.request allows CR and LF in header values
Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. Scripts passing user-controlled values to http.request header values are affected. An attacker could use this to send arbitrary requests, potentially leveraging authentication tokens provided in the same headers table.
- Record
CVE-2024-45597- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-93
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-45597 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Pluto, published September 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.