CVE-2024-41290
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 · uneditedFlatPress CMS v1.3.1 1.3 was discovered to use insecure methods to store authentication data via the cookie's component.
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 confidenceFlatPress CMS v1.3.1 stores authentication credentials or session data in cookies using insecure methods (likely plain text, weak encoding, or reversible encryption), allowing attackers who obtain cookie values to impersonate users or gain unauthorized administrative access.
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= 1.3.1CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 FlatPress versionLocate the version file or header in the FlatPress installation (typically in a VERSION, version.php, or similar file in the root directory). Check the installed version against the affected version 1.3.1.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.3.1 (or any version you confirm matches the affected range = 1.3.1).
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Locate authentication cookie setting codeSearch the FlatPress source code for functions that set cookies related to user authentication or session management. Look for setcookie() calls that involve login, auth, session, or user-related parameters.Affected if Cookies are being set for authentication purposes.
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Inspect cookie values for sensitive dataLog into FlatPress as a test user, then examine the cookies stored in the browser. Decode the cookie values (using base64 or similar) to determine if they contain plaintext credentials, reversible tokens, or user identifiers that could be manipulated.Affected if Cookie values contain plaintext passwords, weakly encoded credentials, or data that reveals user identity in an exploitable way.
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Verify cookie security flagsInspect the Set-Cookie headers or cookie configuration to check if HttpOnly, Secure, and SameSite attributes are properly set on authentication cookies.Affected if Authentication cookies lack HttpOnly, Secure, or SameSite attributes, making them vulnerable to theft via JavaScript or network interception.
You are affected if running FlatPress version 1.3.1 and authentication cookies contain plaintext credentials, weakly encoded sensitive data, or lack proper security flags.
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 dataReplace insecure cookie-based authentication storage with server-side session management using cryptographically secure, randomly generated session tokens stored server-side with proper HttpOnly, Secure, and SameSite cookie flags.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-41290 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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- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
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