CVE-2024-38453
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 Avalara for Salesforce CPQ app before 7.0 for Salesforce allows attackers to read an API key. NOTE: the current version is 11 as of mid-2024.
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 Avalara for Salesforce CPQ app before version 7.0 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read an API key. This is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) exposure of sensitive credential data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 Avalara for Salesforce CPQ app is installedIn Salesforce Setup, navigate to Installed Packages or Package Manager and search for 'Avalara' or 'Avalara CPQ' to see if the package is present in your orgAffected if The package is not found in your Salesforce org, you are not affected by this vulnerability
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Determine the installed version of the Avalara for Salesforce CPQ appIn Salesforce Setup, go to Installed Packages, locate the Avalara for Salesforce CPQ package, and record the version number displayed in the Version columnAffected if The installed version is any version before 7.0 (for example, 6.9, 6.8, 6.0, 5.x, etc.)
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Verify API key exposure riskReview any publicly accessible endpoints, custom Lightning components, or Visualforce pages that may reference Avalara API calls or expose API key configuration. Check for hardcoded credentials in Apex classes related to Avalara integration.Affected if An API key or credential is found exposed in any accessible configuration, code, or endpoint, indicating the vulnerability has been exploited or is present
You are affected if the Avalara for Salesforce CPQ app is installed at any version prior to 7.0, as the information disclosure vulnerability allowing unauthenticated API key reading exists in those versions.
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 · scopedUpgrade the Avalara for Salesforce CPQ app to version 7.0 or later (current version is 11). Additionally, rotate any API keys that may have been exposed as a precautionary measure.
Upgrade to Avalara for Salesforce CPQ app version 7.0 or later (version 11 is the current release as of mid-2024)
- 1. Identify the currently installed version of the Avalara for Salesforce CPQ app in your Salesforce org
- 2. Navigate to the AppExchange listing or your Salesforce Package Manager to check for available updates
- 3. Upgrade the Avalara for Salesforce CPQ app to version 7.0 or later (the current version as of mid-2024 is 11)
- 4. After upgrading, verify that the API key is no longer exposed and re-generate any compromised credentials as a precautionary measure
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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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