CVE-2024-45036

Improper Access Control Vulnerability When Accessing a Maliciously Crafted Tophat Link

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2024 at 10:37 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTophat

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Tophat is a mobile applications testing harness. An Improper Access Control vulnerability can expose the `TOPHAT_APP_TOKEN` token stored in `~/.tophatrc` through use of a malicious Tophat URL controlled by the attacker. The vulnerability allows Tophat to send this token to the attacker's server without any checks to ensure that the server is trusted. This token can then be used to access internal build artifacts, for mobile applications, not intended to be public. The issue has been patched as of version 1.10.0. The ability to request artifacts using a Tophat API has been deprecated as this flow was inherently insecure. Systems that have implemented this kind of endpoint should cease use and invalidate the token immediately. There are no workarounds and all users should update as soon as possible.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.10.0
Affected range stops below 1.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-287

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