CVE-2024-32973 — MEDIUM (4.8)

Vulnerability Description

Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. In affected versions an attacker with the ability to actively intercept network traffic would be able to use a specifically-crafted certificate to fool Pluto into trusting it to be the intended remote for the TLS session. This results in the HTTP library and socket.starttls providing less transport integrity than expected. This issue has been patched in pull request #851 which has been included in version 0.9.3. Users are advised to upgrade. there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Score

4.8

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-32973?

CVE-2024-32973 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. In affected versions an attacker with the ability to actively intercept network traffic would be able to use a specifically-...

How severe is CVE-2024-32973?

CVE-2024-32973 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-32973?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.