CVE-2024-7768 | Denial of Service in h2oai/h2o-3

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A vulnerability in the `/3/ImportFiles` endpoint of h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.1 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service. The endpoint takes a single GET parameter, `path`, which can be recursively set to reference itself. This leads the server to repeatedly call its own endpoint, eventually filling up the request queue and leaving the server unable to handle other requests.

Published: 2025-03-20 Last update: 2025-10-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-7768 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-7768

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-7768

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 2026-04-30 0.37% 0.51% +0.14%
2 2026-04-29 0.32% 0.37% +0.05%
3 2026-04-28 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-7768

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-7768

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-7768

GHSA-p2vc-m5fv-9w9m · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — H2O Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via `/3/ImportFiles` Endpoint

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-7768

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
h2o h2o 3.46.1 cpe:2.3:a:h2o:h2o:3.46.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-7768

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