CVE-2024-7998

In affected versions of Octopus Server OIDC cookies were using the wrong expiration time which could result in them using the maximum lifespan.

Published: 2024-08-21 Last update: 2025-07-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-7998 is rated Low Risk (28/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-7998

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 2026-01-10 0.20% 0.27% +0.07%
2 2025-11-21 0.14% 0.20% +0.06%
3 2025-11-18 0.14%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-7998

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.0 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-7998

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-7998

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
octopus octopus_server >= 2022.4.8332, < 2024.1.12931 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2024.2.101, < 2024.2.9313 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-7998

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