CVE-2024-56799
📋 TL;DR
Simofa versions before 0.2.7 have an authentication bypass vulnerability in the RouteLoader class that exposes API routes that should require authentication. This affects all Simofa deployments using vulnerable versions, potentially allowing unauthorized access to administrative or sensitive functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simofa
⚠️ 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
Attackers could access administrative APIs to modify website content, steal sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code on the server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing administrative functions, modifying static site content, or extracting configuration data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if API endpoints don't expose critical functionality or if additional network controls block access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires identifying exposed API endpoints but doesn't require authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.2.7
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/TrueWinter/simofa/security/advisories/GHSA-83qw-5qq5-v7pq
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Update Simofa to version 0.2.7 or later using your package manager. 2. Restart the Simofa service. 3. Verify the update was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Access Control
linuxRestrict network access to Simofa API endpoints using firewall rules.
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [SIMOFA_PORT] -s [TRUSTED_IPS] -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [SIMOFA_PORT] -j DROP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate Simofa from untrusted networks
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with authentication bypass protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Simofa version: if version < 0.2.7, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
simofa --versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 0.2.7 or higher and test that previously accessible API endpoints now require authentication.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthenticated access to API routes
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful API access
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /api/* endpoints without authentication headers
- Unusual traffic patterns to administrative endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="simofa.log" AND (uri="/api/*" AND NOT auth_token=*)