CVE-2024-38315
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 · uneditedIBM Aspera Shares 1.0 through 1.10.0 PL3 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.
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 confidenceIBM Aspera Shares versions 1.0 through 1.10.0 PL3 fails to invalidate existing user sessions upon password reset. When a user's password is reset, active sessions remain valid, allowing the original session token to continue authenticating as that user. This session management flaw enables an authenticated attacker to maintain persisted access and impersonate other users after their credentials are reset.
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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>= 1.0.0, < 1.10.0= 1.10.0CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 IBM Aspera Shares versionLocate the installed version through the admin console (typically in Help > About), the aspc CLI tool (run 'aspc --version'), or check version files in the installation directoryAffected if Version is 1.0.0 through 1.10.0 PL3 (any version >= 1.0.0 and < 1.10.0, or exactly 1.10.0)
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Confirm active session exists before password resetLog in as a test user and obtain a valid session token (cookie or session ID), then verify the session can authenticate successfullyAffected if User has an active authenticated session
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Test session validity after password resetAs an administrator, reset the password of the test user with the active session without explicitly terminating that session, then use the original session token to attempt an authenticated actionAffected if Original session token remains valid and can authenticate after password reset (vulnerability present)
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Review session management logsExamine application or audit logs for session termination events when password reset occurs; check if any session invalidation events are logged for the affected userAffected if No session termination events are logged for the user whose password was reset
A user is affected if they run IBM Aspera Shares version 1.0.0 through 1.10.0 PL3 and active user sessions remain valid after an administrator resets that user's password.
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 data1.10.0
Implement session invalidation logic that terminates all active sessions associated with a user when their password is reset. Consider also implementing session expiration policies and requiring re-authentication after credential changes.
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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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