CVE-2024-55186
📋 TL;DR
An IDOR vulnerability in Oqtane Framework 6.0.0 allows authenticated users to access other users' inbox messages by manipulating notification IDs in URLs. This exposes sensitive email details to unauthorized parties. All deployments using the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Oqtane Framework
⚠️ 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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- 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
Worst Case
Mass data breach where attackers systematically harvest all users' private messages, potentially exposing sensitive business communications, personal information, or credentials.
Likely Case
Targeted access to specific users' messages for information gathering, social engineering, or privacy violations.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls and monitoring, though some data exposure may still occur before detection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is trivial via URL parameter manipulation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Fixed in pull request #4876
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/oqtane/oqtane.framework/pull/4876/files
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Update to the patched version from the Oqtane GitHub repository. 2. Apply the authorization check fix for notification endpoints. 3. Restart the application.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable notification feature
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable notification/messaging component if not essential.
Implement WAF rules
allAdd web application firewall rules to block suspicious notification ID patterns.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional server-side authorization checks for all notification access requests.
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for notification access patterns and alert on anomalies.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by logging in as one user and attempting to access another user's notification via URL parameter manipulation (e.g., change notification ID in request).Check Version:
Check the Oqtane Framework version in the application settings or via the admin panel.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that authorization checks are properly implemented and accessing another user's notification returns an access denied error.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed authorization attempts for notification access
- Access to notification IDs outside user's normal range
- Rapid sequential access to different notification IDs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with manipulated notification ID parameters
- Unusual patterns in notification API calls
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="/api/notification/" OR uri_path CONTAINS "notification") AND (response_status=200 OR response_status=403) | stats count by user_id, notification_id