CVE-2024-36426 – This vulnerability in TARGIT Decision Suite exp... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-36426?

CVE-2024-36426 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). This vulnerability in TARGIT Decision Suite exposes session tokens in URLs during HTTP sessions, allowing attackers to intercept and hijack user sessions. It affects on-premise installations of TARGIT Decision Suite version 23.2.15007.0 before the Autumn 2023 update. Organizations using vulnerable versions are at risk of unauthorized access to sensitive business intelligence data.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability in TARGIT Decision Suite exposes session tokens in URLs during HTTP sessions, allowing attackers to intercept and hijack user sessions. It affects on-premise installations of TARGIT Decision Suite version 23.2.15007.0 before the Autumn 2023 update. Organizations using vulnerable versions are at risk of unauthorized access to sensitive business intelligence data.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

TARGIT Decision Suite

Versions: 23.2.15007.0 before Autumn 2023 update

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Affects on-premise deployments only; cloud/SaaS versions are not affected according to vendor documentation.

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:

Review the CVE details at NVD
Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers intercept session tokens via network sniffing or proxy logs, gaining full administrative access to the business intelligence platform, leading to data theft, manipulation, or system compromise.

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Likely Case

Session hijacking where attackers steal valid user sessions to access sensitive reports, dashboards, and business data without authentication.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact if HTTPS is enforced and network segmentation prevents token interception, though the fundamental vulnerability remains.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - Internet-facing instances expose session tokens to interception by any network observer between client and server.

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Internal networks reduce external exposure but tokens remain vulnerable to insider threats, compromised internal hosts, or network monitoring.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires intercepting HTTP traffic containing session tokens; tools like Wireshark or Burp Suite can capture tokens. No authentication needed once token is obtained.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Autumn 2023 update (specific version not specified in references)

Vendor Advisory: https://community.targit.com/hc/en-us/articles/16112758176156-Vulnerabilities

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Backup current installation and data. 2. Download Autumn 2023 update from TARGIT portal. 3. Apply update following vendor installation guide. 4. Restart TARGIT services. 5. Verify HTTPS enforcement is enabled.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Enforce HTTPS Only

all

Configure web server to redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS and disable HTTP entirely to prevent cleartext token transmission.

# For Apache: Redirect permanent / https://your-server.com/
# For IIS: Use URL Rewrite module to force HTTPS

Network Segmentation

all

Isolate TARGIT servers to trusted network segments with strict firewall rules limiting access to authorized users only.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement strict network monitoring and IDS/IPS rules to detect token interception attempts
Enforce short session timeouts and require multi-factor authentication for all users

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if session tokens appear in URL parameters during HTTP sessions using browser developer tools or proxy analysis.

Check Version:

Check TARGIT administration console or installation directory for version information (exact command varies by deployment).

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm tokens are no longer transmitted in URLs and all traffic uses HTTPS. Verify version is post-Autumn 2023 update.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

HTTP requests containing session token parameters in URLs
Multiple session creations from different IPs using same token

Network Indicators:

Cleartext HTTP traffic containing session= or token= parameters
Unusual patterns of session token reuse

SIEM Query:

source="targit_logs" AND (url="*session=*" OR url="*token=*") AND protocol="HTTP"

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-36426

CVSS v3 Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE: CWE-319

Published: May 27, 2024

Last Updated: March 18, 2025

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