CVE-2024-11318
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 · uneditedAn IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) vulnerability has been discovered in AbsysNet, affecting version 2.3.1. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to obtain the session of an unauthenticated user by brute-force attacking the session identifier on the "/cgi-bin/ocap/" endpoint.
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 confidenceAn IDOR vulnerability in AbsysNet v2.3.1 allows remote attackers to hijack unauthenticated user sessions by brute-forcing session identifiers on the /cgi-bin/ocap/ endpoint. The application fails to properly validate session tokens or implement rate limiting, enabling automated session token guessing.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify AbsysNet versionLocate the installed AbsysNet version (typically via admin panel, about page, or version file in the web root)Affected if Version is 2.3.1 or falls within the affected range around this release
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Verify /cgi-bin/ocap/ endpoint exposureAttempt to access or probe the /cgi-bin/ocap/ endpoint via HTTP request to confirm it is reachableAffected if The endpoint responds and accepts requests without authentication
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Inspect session token validationReview application logs or test session handling by sending requests with manipulated session identifiers to /cgi-bin/ocap/Affected if The application accepts arbitrary session tokens without rejecting invalid ones
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Check for rate limitingSend multiple sequential requests to /cgi-bin/ocap/ with different session identifiers and observe if the application throttles or blocks the requestsAffected if No rate limiting or account lockout is triggered after repeated requests
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Review session identifier entropyExamine the format and randomness of session identifiers used by the application (length, character set, predictability)Affected if Session identifiers are short, use limited character sets, or are sequentially generated
A user is affected if running AbsysNet v2.3.1 with the exposed /cgi-bin/ocap/ endpoint that lacks proper session token validation and rate limiting controls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement secure, cryptographically random session identifiers with sufficient entropy, add rate limiting and account lockout mechanisms to prevent brute-force attacks, and enforce proper authorization checks on all session-dependent endpoints.
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