CVE-2024-45229: The Versa Director offers REST APIs for orchestration and management

Routine

MEDIUM 6.6DOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-45229 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.6) affecting versa director. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Versa Director offers REST APIs for orchestration and management. By design, certain APIs, such as the login screen, banner display, and device registration, do not require authentication. However, it was discovered that for Directors directly connected to the Internet, one of these APIs can be exploited by injecting invalid arguments into a GET request, potentially exposing the authentication tokens of other currently logged-in users. These

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.6 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 56%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-306
Published	2024-09-20
Last modified	2026-08-25

Publisher (CNA): HackerOne · Vendor: versa-networks

Last updated 2026-08-25 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-09-20 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-08-25 14:28 UTCUpdated Record last modified

versa-networks versa director DOWNGRADE

Affected: 21.2.2 · 21.2.3 · 22.1.1 · 22.1.2 · 22.1.3 · 22.1.4

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 21.2.2

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy versa-director || rpm -q versa-director || versa-director --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 21.2.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison versa-director sudo apt install versa-director=<VERSION_BEFORE_21.2.2> sudo apt-mark hold versa-director

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list versa-director sudo dnf downgrade versa-director-<VERSION_BEFORE_21.2.2> sudo dnf versionlock add versa-director

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-45229?

versa director: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-45229 being exploited?

CVE-2024-45229 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-2024-45229 affect?

CVE-2024-45229 affects versa director. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.6). The Versa Director offers REST APIs for orchestration and management. By design, certain APIs, such as the login screen, banner display, and device registration, do not require authentication. However, it was discovered that for Directors d

How urgent is CVE-2024-45229?

Priority 34/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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References

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