CVE-2024-29837
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 Web interface of Evolution Controller Versions 2.04.560.31.03.2024 and below uses poor session management, allowing for an unauthenticated attacker to access administrator functionality if any other user is already signed in.
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 confidenceEvolution Controller web interface versions 2.04.560.31.03.2024 and below suffers from poor session management that allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack active administrator sessions. When a legitimate user is signed in, an attacker can leverage the weak session handling to gain unauthorized administrator access without credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 2.04.560CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Identify Evolution Controller installationCheck for the presence of Evolution Controller web interface by looking for its web service process, checking installed programs on the system, or reviewing running web services on common ports (typically HTTP/HTTPS). Search for files or services named 'Evolution' or 'Cs Technologies Evolution'.Affected if Evolution Controller web interface is installed and running on the system
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Determine the installed versionAccess the Evolution Controller web interface login page or admin panel, then look for a version display. This is often found in the footer, About page, or system information section. Alternatively, check installed package information if available through system utilities.Affected if The installed version is 2.04.560 or lower (2.04.560.31.03.2024 and below)
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Verify web interface accessibilityConfirm the Evolution Controller web interface is network-accessible by attempting to reach its URL (commonly http://[hostname]:[port] or through a configured web server path). Check if the service responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests.Affected if The web interface is accessible over the network and responds to requests
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Confirm active session stateThis vulnerability requires an active administrator session. Determine if the system is in use by legitimate administrators by reviewing current connections, session logs, or by timing the check when administrators are known to be signed in.Affected if A legitimate administrator user is currently signed in and has an active session on the Evolution Controller web interface
A user is affected if Evolution Controller web interface version 2.04.560 or lower is running and accessible, and a legitimate administrator has an active session that could be hijacked due to weak session management.
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 token generation with cryptographically random values, enforce session timeout and invalidation on logout, bind sessions to user IP/user-agent, and apply secure session cookie attributes.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2024-29837 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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