CVE-2024-13040
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 · uneditedThe QOCA aim from Quanta Computer has an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability. By controlling the user ID parameter, remote attackers with regular privileges could access certain features as any user, modify any user's account information and privileges, leading to privilege escalation.
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 confidenceThe QOCA aim application has an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability where the user ID parameter is not properly validated server-side. An authenticated attacker can manipulate this parameter to impersonate other users, access unauthorized features, and modify account information and privileges for any user in the system.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Locate QOCA aim installationSearch for QOCA aim executables, services, or web application files in common installation directories such as /opt/qoca, /var/www/qoca, C:\Program Files\QOCA, or check system services for a running qoca or aim service.Affected if QOCA aim software is present on the system
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Identify installed versionCheck the application version through its main executable, about dialog, version file, or configuration files typically found in the installation directory. Common files include version.txt, about.html, or the application manifest.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or is earlier than the fixed version that addresses this IDOR vulnerability
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Verify user management features are enabledCheck if the application has user account management, profile editing, or privilege assignment features enabled. Look for user-related tables in the database or configuration flags indicating user management is active.Affected if User management features are enabled and accessible to authenticated users
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Inspect user-related API endpointsReview the application's web endpoints, API routes, or service calls that accept a user ID parameter. Look for patterns like /user/{id}, /profile?id=, or similar RESTful routes handling user data.Affected if Endpoints accepting user ID parameters exist without visible authorization checks in the request handling code
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Review authentication and authorization configurationExamine application configuration files, role definitions, or permission settings to determine if per-user authorization checks are implemented for user resource access.Affected if No explicit server-side validation exists to confirm the authenticated user has permission to access or modify the requested user resource by ID
A defender is affected if QOCA aim is installed with user management features enabled and the application lacks server-side authorization checks to validate user ID parameters before allowing access or modification of user resources.
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 proper server-side authorization checks to validate that the authenticated user has permission to access or modify the requested user resource. All user operations should verify the current user's permissions against the target user ID before executing.
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