CVE-2024-58381
CVE-2024-58381 — PocketMine-MP before 5.11.1 Denial of Service via LoginPacket
PocketMine-MP before 5.11.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in LoginPacket JSON processing that allows remote attackers to crash the server by sending malformed JSON data. Attackers can exploit improper object initialization from scalar JSON types to trigger unset required properties, causing the application to crash.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, pmmp (CNA), GitHub, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Exploit code
public exploit, none observed
EPSS
0%
ahead of 0% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
7.5
high · 2 sources
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade PocketMine-MP to a fixed release (5.11.1). Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pmmp | PocketMine-MP | 0 to < 5.11.1 | Vulnerable |
| pmmp | PocketMine-MP | 5.11.1 | Patched |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
High
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
None
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | high | 3.9 | 3.6 | NVD, pmmp (CNA) |
| 8.7 | CVSS 4.0 | high | — | — | pmmp (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- Modify Application Data
- Unexpected State
- DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
- Varies by Context
Mitigation: If available, use the signing/sealing features of the programming language to assure that deserialized data has not been tainted. For example, a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) could be used to ensure that data has not been modified.
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
1
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable PocketMine-MP.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 1 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 7.5 (AV:N)
Sep 9, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 9, 2026 · NVD
CVE published by MITRE.
Sep 9, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
4 on the record
- github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/6872661fd03649cc7a8762c41c16e9ee5a4de1c9
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
- github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/b96a209f9e8b76b899a0d0918493cd87eb3c02a7
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-h6j3-j35f-v2x7
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-5.11.1-denial-of-service-via-loginpacket
Vendor Advisory, Mitre
Elsewhere on this site
- pmmpevery CVE for this vendor
- Deserializationsame class
- CWE-502other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2024-58381 is PocketMine-MP before 5.11.1 Denial of Service via LoginPacket, a high vulnerability affecting PocketMine-MP from pmmp. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2024-58381. Public exploit evidence is: 1 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.