CVE-2024-26331
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 · uneditedReCrystallize Server 5.10.0.0 uses a authorization mechanism that relies on the value of a cookie, but it does not bind the cookie value to a session ID. Attackers can easily modify the cookie value, within a browser or by implementing client-side code outside of a browser. Attackers can bypass the authentication mechanism by modifying the cookie to contain an expected value.
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 · high confidenceReCrystallize Server 5.10.0.0 implements authorization using a cookie value without binding it to a session identifier. Attackers can modify the cookie directly (via browser dev tools or programmatic HTTP requests) to contain an expected value, bypassing the authentication mechanism entirely.
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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 if ReCrystallize Server is installedCheck for ReCrystallize Server installation directories, services, or installed programs on the system. Common locations include Program Files or IIS web application directories.Affected if ReCrystallize Server version 5.10.0.0 is found installed on the system
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Determine the installed versionLocate the ReCrystallize Server version information - typically in the application itself, an about page, installed programs list, or version file within the application directory.Affected if The installed version is exactly 5.10.0.0
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Verify cookie-based authorization is in useInspect the authentication mechanism by logging into ReCrystallize Server and examining browser cookies or HTTP traffic. Look for an authorization cookie being set without an associated session identifier cookie.Affected if An authorization cookie is present without a corresponding server-validated session ID cookie
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Confirm session binding is missingAnalyze the authentication flow by making HTTP requests and observing whether the server validates a session token server-side or merely trusts a client-supplied cookie value.Affected if The server accepts authorization cookie values directly without binding them to a validated session identifier
A user is affected if ReCrystallize Server version 5.10.0.0 is installed and uses cookie-based authentication that does not bind the authorization cookie to a server-validated session identifier.
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 session management by binding authorization to a server-validated session ID, using cryptographically random session tokens, and validating sessions server-side on each request instead of trusting client-supplied cookie values.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-26331 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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