Improper Authentication in Volto



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-24740
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Volto
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Plone

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU61489

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24740

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to the usage of an outdated version of the react-cookie library. A remote attacker can replace an authentication cookie with one from another user and gain elevated privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Volto: 14.0.0 - 14.10.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/plone/volto/security/advisories/GHSA-cfhh-xgwq-5r67
https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/3051


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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