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CVE-2024-42392
Improper Neutralization of Delimiters in Mongoose Web Server library
Medium4.0EPSS 0.24%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Nozomi
Description
Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to trigger an infinite loop bug if the input string contains unexpected characters.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NozomiCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.24% · top 84% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected ≤ 7.14
What to do
Solution: It is suggested to update the Mongoose Web Server library to v7.15.
Workaround: It is highly recommended to not expose the vulnerable component inside an untrusted network.
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