CVE-2024-24825
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-24825 is an information exposure vulnerability in DIRAC distributed resource framework where any user can obtain tokens requested by other users/agents. This exposes sensitive resources to unauthorized parties. All DIRAC users running affected versions are impacted.
💻 Affected Systems
- DIRAC (Distributed Infrastructure with Remote Agent Control)
📦 What is this software?
Dirac by Diracgrid
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of all resources managed by DIRAC, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data, computational resources, and administrative functions across the entire distributed system.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to specific resources and data belonging to other users, potentially leading to data theft, resource hijacking, and privilege escalation within the DIRAC ecosystem.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure if network segmentation and strict access controls are in place, but token leakage still represents a significant authentication bypass risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires valid user credentials but allows token theft from other users. The advisory suggests the vulnerability is in token request/response handling.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 8.0.37
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/security/advisories/GHSA-59qj-jcjv-662j
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup current DIRAC configuration and data. 2. Stop all DIRAC services. 3. Upgrade to DIRAC version 8.0.37 using your package manager or from source. 4. Verify the upgrade completed successfully. 5. Restart all DIRAC services. 6. Test functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
No workarounds available
allThe vendor advisory states there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate DIRAC systems from untrusted networks
- Increase monitoring and logging of token usage and access patterns to detect anomalous behavior
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check DIRAC version: If version is earlier than 8.0.37, the system is vulnerable. Review DIRAC configuration files for version information.Check Version:
dirac-version or check DIRAC installation directory for version filesVerify Fix Applied:
After upgrading, verify the version is 8.0.37 or later and test that token requests are properly isolated between users.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple token requests from single user for different accounts
- Token access patterns showing cross-user token usage
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful access with different tokens
Network Indicators:
- Unusual token request/response patterns between DIRAC components
- Token reuse across different user sessions
SIEM Query:
source="dirac" AND ("token" AND ("unauthorized" OR "cross-user" OR "theft"))🔗 References
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/f9ddab755b9a69acb85e14d2db851d8ac0c9648c
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/security/advisories/GHSA-59qj-jcjv-662j
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/f9ddab755b9a69acb85e14d2db851d8ac0c9648c
- https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/security/advisories/GHSA-59qj-jcjv-662j
