Improper neutralization of directives in statically saved code (\'static code injection\') in Mongoose - CVE-2024-50672

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

A NoSQL injection vulnerability in Adapt Learning Adapt Authoring Tool <= 0.11.3 allows unauthenticated attackers to reset user and administrator account passwords via the 'Reset password' feature. The vulnerability occurs due to insufficient validation of user input, which is used as a query in Mongoose's find() function. This makes it possible for attackers to perform a full takeover of the administrator account. Attackers can then use the newly gained administrative privileges to upload a custom plugin to perform remote code execution (RCE) on the server hosting the web application.

How to mitigate CVE-2024-50672

Sources

• https://github.com/adaptlearning/adapt_authoring
• https://github.com/dos-m0nk3y/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2024-50672