CVE-2024-48428
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Olive VLE allows attackers to obtain sensitive information through the password reset function, potentially leading to account takeover. It affects all Olive VLE instances with the vulnerable password reset implementation. Attackers can exploit this to access user accounts and sensitive data.
💻 Affected Systems
- Olive VLE
📦 What is this software?
Olivevle by Olivegroup
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete account takeover of any user, including administrators, leading to data theft, privilege escalation, and system compromise.
Likely Case
Account takeover of regular users, unauthorized access to personal information, and potential lateral movement within the system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong authentication controls, rate limiting, and monitoring are in place to detect suspicious password reset attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Multiple public write-ups and proof-of-concepts available demonstrating exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.olivevle.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
Check Olive VLE vendor website for security updates and patch announcements. Apply any available patches immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Password Reset Function
allTemporarily disable the password reset functionality until a patch is available.
Modify Olive VLE configuration to disable password reset feature
Implement Rate Limiting
allAdd rate limiting to password reset requests to prevent brute force attacks.
Configure web server or application firewall to limit password reset requests
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate Olive VLE instances
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring of all password reset attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test password reset functionality for information leakage or token manipulation vulnerabilities.Check Version:
Check Olive VLE admin panel or configuration files for version information.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify password reset tokens are properly validated and not guessable or predictable.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual volume of password reset requests
- Password reset attempts from suspicious IPs
- Multiple failed password reset attempts for same account
Network Indicators:
- Unusual patterns in password reset API calls
- Requests manipulating password reset parameters
SIEM Query:
source="olive_vle" AND (event="password_reset" AND count>10) OR (event="password_reset" AND status="success" AND ip NOT IN trusted_ips)🔗 References
- https://medium.com/%40powerful-/account-takeover-ato-via-the-reset-password-cve-2024-48428-84892d6211d6
- https://medium.com/h7w/full-account-takeover-via-password-reset-link-manipulation-840fb9402967
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/said-al-ghammari-301972285_0day-bugbountytips-bugbountytip-activity-7227418100034412544-2ocu/
- https://www.olivevle.com/
