CVE-2024-29026

8.2 HIGH
Published: March 20, 2024 Modified: October 14, 2025

Description

Owncast is an open source, self-hosted, decentralized, single user live video streaming and chat server. In versions 0.1.2 and prior, a lenient CORS policy allows attackers to make a cross origin request, reading privileged information. This can be used to leak the admin password. Commit 9215d9ba0f29d62201d3feea9e77dcd274581624 fixes this issue.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-261_Owncast/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/owncast/owncast/blob/v0.1.2/router/middleware/auth.go#L32
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-261_Owncast/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.2 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

owncast_project