CVE-2024-56083: High severity cognition devin vulnerability

Published Dec 16, 2024
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Updated

Cognition Devin before 2024-12-12 provides write access to code by an attacker who discovers the https://vscode-randomlygeneratedstring.devinapps.com URL (aka the VSCode live share URL) for a specific "Use Devin's Machine" session. For example, this URL may be discovered if a customer posts a screenshot of a Devin session to social media, or publicly streams their Devin session.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Cognition Devin<2024-12-12

Event History

Dec 16, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-56083?

CVE-2024-56083 is classified as a critical severity vulnerability due to its potential for allowing unauthorized access to code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-56083?

To mitigate CVE-2024-56083, update Cognition Devin to a version released after December 12, 2024.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-56083?

CVE-2024-56083 is a security vulnerability that provides write access to attackers via a discovered VSCode live share URL.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2024-56083?

Users of Cognition Devin before the version released on December 12, 2024, are affected by CVE-2024-56083.

5

What can attackers do with CVE-2024-56083?

Exploiting CVE-2024-56083 allows attackers to gain unauthorized write access to code during a 'Use Devin's Machine' session.

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