CVE-2024-26331
Published: 30 April 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-26331 is a high-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Sensepost (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
ReCrystallize Server version 5.10.0.0 contains an improper authentication vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-26331 and CWE-287. The product relies on an authorization mechanism driven solely by a cookie value that is not bound to any session identifier, allowing the cookie to be altered directly by an attacker.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can modify the cookie contents either inside a browser or through separate client-side code to supply an expected value and thereby bypass authentication entirely. Successful exploitation grants access to restricted resources, consistent with the CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 that reflects high confidentiality impact over a network with low attack complexity.
The two referenced sources consist of a SensePost disclosure write-up and the vendor product page; neither supplies mitigation steps or patch details in the available information. The associated EPSS score has remained at a peak of 0.6786 with no indicated rise from a lower baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-23600
Vulnerability details
ReCrystallize Server 5.10.0.0 uses a authorization mechanism that relies on the value of a cookie, but it does not bind the cookie value to a session ID. Attackers can easily modify the cookie value, within a browser or by implementing…
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client-side code outside of a browser. Attackers can bypass the authentication mechanism by modifying the cookie to contain an expected value.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.
Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.
Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.
Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.
Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.