CVE-2024-28805

Vulnerability Description: Multiple Improper Access Control - CWE-284

Software Version: 12.1.0-20211215

NIST: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28805

CVSSv3:

Severity:

Credits: Luca Carbone, Fabio Romano, Stefano Scipioni, Massimiliano Brolli

The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Step-by-step instructions and PoC

Any user logged in the web application can view pages or use functionalities that are normally accessible only by specific roles. In some cases, these functionalities can be accessed even without authentication. This vulnerability can be exploited in order to gather critical information or in order to have unauthorized access to some functionalities.

Affected Endpoints

·       URL: https://[HOST]/[NODE-NAME]/IMCSCI-WebGui/advanced-settings.jsp

·       URL: https://[HOST]/[NODE-NAME]/IMCSCI-WebGui /SaveFileUploader

Below are the evidences with the vulnerability details and the payloads used.

URL: https://[HOST]/[NODE-NAME]/IMCSCI-WebGui/advanced-settings.jsp

As an example, a user with the “Administrator” role can access the advanced settings page, which is normally available only to “System Administrator” users. This vulnerability can by exploited by simply inserting the appropriate endpoint in the URL. 

URL: https://[HOST]/[NODE-NAME]/IMCSCI-WebGui/SaveFileUploader

We can access the “Upload file” functionality in order to upload arbitrary files on the filesystem without authentication.

Security Impact

By exploiting this vulnerability on the web application it was possible to have unauthorized access to critical information and functionalities.