CVE-2024-9683

MEDIUM 4.8

Quay: quay allows successful authentication with trucated version of the password

CVSS Score

4.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A vulnerability was found in Quay, which allows successful authentication even when a truncated password version is provided. This flaw affects the authentication mechanism, reducing the overall security of password enforcement. While the risk is relatively low due to the typical length of the passwords used (73 characters), this vulnerability can still be exploited to reduce the complexity of brute-force or password-guessing attacks. The truncation of passwords weakens the overall authentication process, thereby reducing the effectiveness of password policies and potentially increasing the risk of unauthorized access in the future.

CWE	CWE-305
Published	Oct 17, 2024
Last Updated	Nov 7, 2025

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Quay 3

All versions affected

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9683 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317559

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Alexander Pryor for reporting this issue.