CVE-2024-56114
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-56114 is an improper authorization vulnerability in Canlineapp Online 1.1 that allows users with Auditor role to create audit templates, a feature intended only for Supervisor role. This broken access control enables privilege escalation within the application. Organizations using Canlineapp Online 1.1 with role-based access control are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Canlineapp Online
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Auditors could create malicious audit templates, manipulate audit processes, or establish persistent access through template creation capabilities.
Likely Case
Auditors create unauthorized audit templates, potentially disrupting audit workflows or creating templates with improper configurations.
If Mitigated
Proper role-based access controls prevent unauthorized template creation, maintaining intended separation of duties.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated auditor access and knowledge of template creation functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: https://www.e-connectsolutions.com
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Check vendor website for updates and apply when released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Manual Role Permission Review
allManually audit and adjust role permissions to ensure Auditor role cannot access Supervisor-only functions
Review application role configuration settings
Remove template creation permissions from Auditor role
Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF or application-level rules to block template creation requests from Auditor accounts
Configure WAF to block POST requests to template creation endpoints from Auditor role
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict monitoring of audit template creation events and alert on unauthorized attempts
- Temporarily disable template creation functionality until proper authorization controls can be implemented
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test with Auditor role account: attempt to create an audit template. If successful, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
After implementing workarounds, test with Auditor role account: template creation should be denied.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Audit template creation events from non-Supervisor accounts
- Failed authorization attempts for template creation
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to template creation endpoints from Auditor accounts
SIEM Query:
source="canlineapp" AND (event="template_create" OR action="create_template") AND user_role="auditor"