CVE-2024-21742

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 65.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-02-27 16:21Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-06 13:11Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-01-02

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

2e6ab58bc0797f09968b96e192029d5240b9c6fad9376403d7ee98312c906aaa

• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/nrqzg93219wdj056pqfszsd33dc54kfyvendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/5