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CVE-2024-35255 medium CVSS 5.5

Vulnerability in azure-identity (CVE-2024-35255)

Summary

Vulnerability in azure-identity (CVE-2024-35255). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.16.1 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Azure Identity Libraries and Microsoft Authentication Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV

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A weakness called CVE-2024-35255 was discovered in azure-identity.
Severity is Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Exploitation requires specific conditions but can cause real harm if successful.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "azure-identity CVE-2024-35255".

CVE-2024-35255 (azure-identity). Severity: Medium / CVSSv3 5.5. Category: CWE-362.
Response plan:

  1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
  2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
  3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
  4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
    PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem

A weakness (CVE-2024-35255) in azure-identity. A serious software flaw has been identified.

📍 Affected scope

Target versions of azure-identity (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Exploitation requires specific conditions but can cause real harm if successful.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-362)

🛡️ Workaround

If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.

🔍 Detection

Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.

Affected packages

PyPI azure-identity
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.16.1"}]}]
npm @azure/identity
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.2.1"}]}]
Maven com.azure:azure-identity
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.12.2"}]}]
npm @azure/msal-node
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.7.0"},{"fixed":"2.9.2"}]}]
NuGet Microsoft.Identity.Client
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.61.0"},{"fixed":"4.61.3"}]}]
Go github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.0-beta.4.0.20240610221955-50774cd97099"}]}]
Maven com.microsoft.azure:msal4j
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.14.4-beta"},{"fixed":"1.15.1"}]}]
NuGet Azure.Identity
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.11.4"}]}]

References

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