CVE-2024-38176 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in GroupMe allows a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03243.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Groupme Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groupme:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-37798	An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in GroupMe allows a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38176

History

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groupme::::::::

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 03:00:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groupme::::::::

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:30:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:30:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groupme:-:::::::*

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:30:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2024-07-23T21:26:48.427Z

Updated: 2025-12-09T23:47:46.812Z

Reserved: 2024-06-11T22:36:08.214Z

Link: CVE-2024-38176

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:04:25.098Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-23T22:15:08.660

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:25:00.997

Link: CVE-2024-38176

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-307

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