Improper Authentication in Volto - CVE-2022-24740

 

Improper Authentication in Volto - CVE-2022-24740

Published: March 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61489
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Plone
Affected software:
Volto

Detailed vulnerability 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The vulnerability exists due to the usage of an outdated version of the react-cookie library.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.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-24740

Install updates from vendor's website.

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