CVE-2024-1744
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 · uneditedAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key, Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ariva Computer Accord ORS allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue affects Accord ORS: before 7.3.2.1.
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 vulnerability allows an authenticated or unauthenticated attacker to manipulate user-controlled keys to bypass authorization checks in Ariva Computer Accord ORS, enabling unauthorized retrieval of embedded sensitive data. This is a classic IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) or authorization bypass where the application fails to properly validate whether the requesting user has rights to access specific data objects.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 7.3.2.1CVSS 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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Confirm Accord ORS is installedCheck for the presence of Accord ORS installation directories, services, or web applications. Look for 'accord' or 'ors' in running processes, installed programs, or web server configurations.Affected if Accord ORS software is present in the environment
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Identify Accord ORS versionCheck the installed version through application metadata, DLL/file version properties, or API/version endpoint if accessible. Common locations include installation logs, config files, or the application banner.Affected if The installed version is below 7.3.2.1
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Determine if web/API endpoints are exposedInspect web server configurations (IIS, Apache, nginx) or application listening ports to identify if Accord ORS HTTP/HTTPS endpoints are publicly or internally accessible.Affected if Accord ORS HTTP services are exposed without additional access controls
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Check for unauthenticated access pointsReview application documentation or test common API paths (such as /ors/, /api/ors/, or application-specific data retrieval endpoints) to identify if authentication is enforced on data access endpoints.Affected if Data retrieval endpoints can be accessed without authentication or with valid but unauthorized user credentials
The environment is affected if Accord ORS version is below 7.3.2.1 and the application has exposed HTTP/API endpoints that can be accessed to retrieve sensitive data without proper authorization validation.
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.
dbcve · scoped7.3.2.1
Upgrade to Accord ORS version 7.3.2.1 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement additional authorization validation on all data access points and audit existing endpoints for similar vulnerabilities.
7.3.2.1 or later
- 1. Verify current Accord ORS version by checking the system administration panel or running: accord-ors --version
- 2. Create a complete backup of the current Accord ORS installation including database and configuration files
- 3. Review the official release notes for version 7.3.2.1 to understand changes and verify the security fix is included
- 4. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first to ensure compatibility with existing workflows
- 5. Download Accord ORS version 7.3.2.1 or later from the official vendor repository
- 6. Stop the Accord ORS service before applying the upgrade
- 7. Apply the upgrade following the vendor's documented upgrade procedure
- 8. Restart the Accord ORS service after successful upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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