CVE-2024-3788
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 · uneditedVulnerability in WBSAirback 21.02.04, which involves improper neutralisation of Server-Side Includes (SSI), through License (/admin/CDPUsers). Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code.
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 confidenceWBSAirback 21.02.04 fails to properly sanitize user input in the License (/admin/CDPUsers) endpoint, allowing injection of Server-Side Include (SSI) directives. Since SSI is interpreted server-side before page rendering, attackers can inject malicious SSI commands to achieve arbitrary code execution on the target system.
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= 21.02.04CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 WBSAirback installationLocate WBSAirback by checking for its web interface, service processes, or installation directories. Look for files or services associated with 'wbsairback' or 'whitebearsolutions'.Affected if WBSAirback software is present on the system
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Verify exact version 21.02.04Check the installed WBSAirback version. This may be visible in the web interface footer, an about page, configuration files, or the software package metadata. Compare your installed version to the affected range = 21.02.04.Affected if The installed version is exactly 21.02.04
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Confirm License endpoint existsAttempt to access or probe the /admin/CDPUsers endpoint on the WBSAirback web server. This may be reachable via HTTP/HTTPS on the configured management port.Affected if The /admin/CDPUsers endpoint responds or is accessible
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Check SSI functionality statusDetermine if Server-Side Include (SSI) processing is enabled on the web server hosting WBSAirback. This may be configured in the web server (Apache, nginx, etc.) configuration files, or be specific to the WBSAirback application settings.Affected if SSI is enabled and processing directives on the server
A user is affected if WBSAirback version 21.02.04 is installed, the /admin/CDPUsers endpoint is accessible, and SSI processing is enabled on the server.
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 strict input validation and sanitization for all user-supplied data in the /admin/CDPUsers endpoint, specifically neutralizing SSI special characters (<!--, #echo, #include, #exec, #config, etc.). Consider migrating away from SSI to safer templating mechanisms if possible.
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