Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2024-10774

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unauthenticated CROWN APIs allow access to critical functions. This leads to the accessibility of large parts of the web application without authentication.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The CROWN web application contains API endpoints that should require authentication but are accessible without any credentials. An unauthenticated remote attacker can invoke these CROWN APIs to access critical functions, effectively bypassing authentication controls for large portions of the application.

MitigationImplement proper authentication and authorization checks on all CROWN API endpoints, ensuring unauthenticated requests are rejected with appropriate HTTP 401/403 responses.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if CROWN web application is deployed
    Review your web server configurations, application manifests, or running services to locate any instance of the CROWN web application. Check for web server logs, container images, or deployment documentation mentioning 'CROWN'.
    Affected if CROWN web application is found running in your environment
  2. Locate CROWN API endpoints
    Examine the application's URL structure and documentation. Common API path patterns include /api/, /api/v1/, /api/crown/, /crown/api/, or similar. Use web crawler tools or review application's routing configuration files.
    Affected if CROWN API endpoint paths are identified in the application
  3. Test API accessibility without authentication
    Send HTTP GET or POST requests to the identified CROWN API endpoints using a tool like curl or a browser, WITHOUT including any authentication headers, cookies, or tokens. Observe the HTTP response.
    Affected if The API endpoints return HTTP 200 with data or successful responses without requiring any credentials
  4. Verify authentication is enforced on sensitive endpoints
    Compare responses from protected versus unprotected endpoints. Check if sensitive API operations (such as user data, configuration, or administrative functions) are accessible without providing any authentication credentials.
    Affected if Critical API functions return actual data or allow operations without any authentication credentials being supplied

Your environment is affected if CROWN web application is running and its API endpoints return data or allow operations when accessed without providing any authentication credentials.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authentication and authorization checks on all CROWN API endpoints, ensuring unauthenticated requests are rejected with appropriate HTTP 401/403 responses.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
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