An issue in Horizon Business Services Inc. Caterease 16.0.1.1663 through 24.0.1.2405 and possibly later versions, allows a local attacker to perform a Password Brute Forcing attack due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-38888 is rated Low Risk (31.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.03% | 0.21% | +0.19% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 0.16% | 0.03% | -0.13% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 0.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.5 | 4.2 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| horizoncloud | caterease | >= 16.0.1.1663, <= 24.0.1.2405 | cpe:2.3:a:horizoncloud:caterease:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://caterease.com | Product |
| http://horizon.com | Not Applicable |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/179892/Caterease-Software-SQL-Injection-Command-Injection-Bypass.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.273372 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |