CVE-2024-24756: Crafatar serves Minecraft avatars based on the skin for use in external applications

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-24756?

crafatar: upgrade to 2.1.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-24756 being exploited?

CVE-2024-24756 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-24756 affect?

CVE-2024-24756 affects crafatar. Severity is high (CVSS 7.5). Crafatar serves Minecraft avatars based on the skin for use in external applications. Files outside of the `lib/public/` directory can be requested from the server. Instances running behind Cloudflare (including crafatar.com) are not affect

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-24756?

Priority 51/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This week

HIGH 7.5REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2024-24756 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) affecting crafatar. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Crafatar serves Minecraft avatars based on the skin for use in external applications. Files outside of the `lib/public/` directory can be requested from the server. Instances running behind Cloudflare (including crafatar.com) are not affected. Instances using the Docker container as shown in the README are affected, but only files within the container can be read. By default, all of the files within the container can also be found in this reposit

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.5 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 41%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22
Published	2024-02-01
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: crafatar

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-02-01 23:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:14 UTCUpdated Record last modified

crafatar crafatar UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.1.5

Fixed in: 2.1.5

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy crafatar || rpm -q crafatar || crafatar --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.1.5 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade crafatar

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade crafatar

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-24756?

crafatar: upgrade to 2.1.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-24756 being exploited?

CVE-2024-24756 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-24756 affect?

CVE-2024-24756 affects crafatar. Severity is high (CVSS 7.5). Crafatar serves Minecraft avatars based on the skin for use in external applications. Files outside of the `lib/public/` directory can be requested from the server. Instances running behind Cloudflare (including crafatar.com) are not affect

How urgent is CVE-2024-24756?

Priority 51/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

Docker vulnerabilities · Cloudflare vulnerabilities

References

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