CVE-2024-8407: A vulnerability was found in alwindoss akademy up to 35caccea888ed63d5489e211c99edff1f62efdba

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-8407?

akademy: upgrade to newer than 2024-08-24. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-8407 being exploited?

CVE-2024-8407 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-2024-8407 affect?

CVE-2024-8407 affects akademy. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability was found in alwindoss akademy up to 35caccea888ed63d5489e211c99edff1f62efdba. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cmd/akademy/handler/handlers.go. The

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-8407?

Priority 28/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

LOW 3.5UPGRADE

CVE-2024-8407 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.5) affecting akademy. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in alwindoss akademy up to 35caccea888ed63d5489e211c99edff1f62efdba. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cmd/akademy/handler/handlers.go. The manipulation of the argument emailAddress leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product does not use versioning.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.5 (Low)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 59%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2024-09-04
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: alwindoss

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-09-04 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:22 UTCUpdated Record last modified

alwindoss akademy UPGRADE

Affected: <= 2024-08-24

Fixed in: newer than 2024-08-24

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

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

2. UPGRADE to newer than 2024-08-24 (Debian / Ubuntu)

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

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade akademy

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-2024-8407?

akademy: upgrade to newer than 2024-08-24. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-8407 being exploited?

CVE-2024-8407 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-2024-8407 affect?

CVE-2024-8407 affects akademy. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability was found in alwindoss akademy up to 35caccea888ed63d5489e211c99edff1f62efdba. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cmd/akademy/handler/handlers.go. The

How urgent is CVE-2024-8407?

Priority 28/100. Public exploit reference

References

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