CVE-2024-46938
Published: 15 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-46938 is a high-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability in Sitecore Experience Commerce. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-46938 is an arbitrary file read vulnerability affecting Sitecore Experience Platform (XP), Experience Manager (XM), and Experience Commerce (XC) versions 8.0 Initial Release through 10.4 Initial Release. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 and is associated with CWE-200 exposure of sensitive information.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network without any credentials or user interaction to read arbitrary files on the affected system, resulting in high confidentiality impact while leaving integrity and availability unaffected.
The referenced Sitecore knowledge-base article KB1003408 provides official guidance on the vulnerability. The EPSS score for this CVE stands at 0.9343 with no indicated rise from a lower baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-42151
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in Sitecore Experience Platform (XP), Experience Manager (XM), and Experience Commerce (XC) 8.0 Initial Release through 10.4 Initial Release. An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files.
- 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.
Automated marking applies security attributes to system outputs, making it harder for attackers to exploit unmarked sensitive information leading to unauthorized exposure.
Proper attribute retention and permitted-value enforcement limits unauthorized actors from accessing sensitive information lacking correct labels.
Prevents unauthorized exposure of sensitive information by prohibiting untrusted external systems from processing or storing it.
By enforcing authorization matching prior to sharing, the control reduces the risk of exposing sensitive information to unauthorized actors.
Review and removal of nonpublic information from publicly accessible systems directly prevents exposure of sensitive data to unauthorized actors.
Data mining protection mechanisms detect and block unauthorized bulk extraction of sensitive data, directly mitigating exposure to unauthorized actors.
Literacy training teaches users to recognize and avoid actions that result in unauthorized exposure of sensitive information.
Retaining and monitoring training records confirms personnel have completed privacy and security awareness training on handling sensitive data, reducing the chance of unauthorized exposure due to lack of knowledge.