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CVE-2024-47768: Lif Authentication Server Has No Auth Check When Updating Password In Account Recovery

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Lif Authentication Server is a server used by Lif to do various tasks regarding Lif accounts. This vulnerability has to do with the account recovery system where there does not appear to be a check to make sure the user has been sent the recovery email and entered the correct code. If the attacker knew the email of the target, they could supply the email and immediately prompt the server to update the password without ever needing the code. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.3.

Affected products

• Lifplatforms Lif Authentication Server: before 1.7.3 — fixed in 1.7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Lifplatforms Lif Authentication Server 1.7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Lif-Platforms/Lif-Auth-Server/commit/8dbd7cad914a8b939451c652bfb716aa796f754e
• https://github.com/Lif-Platforms/Lif-Auth-Server/security/advisories/GHSA-hmv6-8fg8-7m6f

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