CVE-2024-42207
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 · uneditedHCL iAutomate is affected by a session fixation vulnerability. An attacker could hijack a victim's session ID from their authenticated session.
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 confidenceHCL iAutomate contains a session fixation vulnerability where an attacker can pre-establish or obtain a victim's session ID and then use that same session ID to hijack the victim's authenticated session. This allows unauthorized access to the victim's account after they authenticate.
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= 6.4.2CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 installed HCL iAutomate versionLocate the installed version of HCL Dryice iAutomate in your environment using your system's package manager, software inventory, or application about/details panel. Common locations include the installation directory, control panel software list, or the application's built-in version information (typically found in Help > About or a version file in the installation folder).Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.4.2
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Confirm session management is activeVerify that session-based authentication is enabled and functional in your iAutomate deployment. This can be done by logging into the application with a test account and observing that a session cookie (such as JSESSIONID or similar) is created and persists across requests.Affected if Session cookies are created and maintained during the authentication flow
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Test session ID behavior across loginBefore authenticating, capture the session identifier (e.g., via browser developer tools > Application/Storage tab, or by logging the session ID server-side). Then authenticate with a valid user account and compare the session ID before and after successful login. Check whether the session ID remains the same or changes.Affected if The session ID value before authentication is identical to the session ID value after successful authentication (session ID is not regenerated)
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Review session configuration settingsExamine the application configuration files or administrative settings related to session management. Look for settings that control session ID generation, session fixation protection, or session regeneration on authentication. In Java-based applications, this may be in web.xml, session-config elements, or custom authentication modules.Affected if Session regeneration upon authentication is disabled, not configured, or the session configuration allows pre-login session IDs to persist after authentication
You are affected if HCL Dryice iAutomate version 6.4.2 is installed and the application does not regenerate session IDs after successful authentication, allowing an attacker who can set or learn the session ID prior to login to hijack the victim's authenticated session.
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 dataRegenerate session IDs upon successful authentication and invalidate the pre-login session to prevent session fixation attacks.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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