CVE-2024-29026

Owncast is an open source, self-hosted, decentralized, single user live video streaming and chat server. In versions 0.1.2 and prior, a lenient CORS policy allows attackers to make a cross origin request, reading privileged information. This can be used to leak the admin password. Commit 9215d9ba0f29d62201d3feea9e77dcd274581624 fixes this issue.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/owncast/owncast/blob/v0.1.2/router/middleware/auth.go#L32	Product
https://github.com/owncast/owncast/commit/9215d9ba0f29d62201d3feea9e77dcd274581624	Patch
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-261_Owncast/	Third Party Advisory Exploit
https://github.com/owncast/owncast/blob/v0.1.2/router/middleware/auth.go#L32	Product
https://github.com/owncast/owncast/commit/9215d9ba0f29d62201d3feea9e77dcd274581624	Patch
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-261_Owncast/	Third Party Advisory Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:owncast_project:owncast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Oct 2025, 17:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Owncast Project Owncast Project owncast
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:owncast_project:owncast::::::::
References	~~() https://github.com/owncast/owncast/blob/v0.1.2/router/middleware/auth.go#L32 -~~	() https://github.com/owncast/owncast/blob/v0.1.2/router/middleware/auth.go#L32 - Product
References	~~() https://github.com/owncast/owncast/commit/9215d9ba0f29d62201d3feea9e77dcd274581624 -~~	() https://github.com/owncast/owncast/commit/9215d9ba0f29d62201d3feea9e77dcd274581624 - Patch
References	~~() https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-261_Owncast/ -~~	() https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-261_Owncast/ - Third Party Advisory, Exploit

Information

Published : 2024-03-20 22:15

Updated : 2025-10-14 17:01

NVD link : CVE-2024-29026

Mitre link : CVE-2024-29026

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-29026

JSON object : View

Products Affected

owncast_project

owncast

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CWE-697

Incorrect Comparison

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