CVE-2024-42493
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 · uneditedDorsett Controls InfoScan is vulnerable due to a leak of possible sensitive information through the response headers and the rendered JavaScript prior to user login.
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 confidenceDorsett Controls InfoScan exposes sensitive information through HTTP response headers and rendered JavaScript code that is accessible prior to user authentication. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to gather potentially sensitive data from the application's login page or pre-login endpoints.
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= 1.32= 1.33= 1.35CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 installed InfoScan versionCheck the application web interface, about page, or HTTP response headers (such as Server, X-Powered-By, or custom headers) for the version number. Compare against affected versions 1.32, 1.33, and 1.35.Affected if The installed version matches 1.32, 1.33, or 1.35.
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Inspect HTTP response headersUse a browser developer tool or command-line tool (curl -I) to capture HTTP response headers from the login page and any pre-login endpoints. Look for headers that reveal server type, version numbers, framework information, or other sensitive system details.Affected if Response headers contain version strings, server technology details, or other sensitive information before authentication.
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Examine pre-login page sourceView the page source (View Source or DevTools) of the login page and any accessible pre-login endpoints. Inspect rendered JavaScript code for hardcoded credentials, API keys, internal paths, or sensitive configuration data.Affected if JavaScript code contains sensitive data, credentials, API keys, or internal system information accessible without authentication.
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Check for information disclosure in error responsesSend malformed requests to pre-login endpoints and examine error responses for stack traces, version details, or system paths that may be disclosed.Affected if Error responses expose version information, stack traces, or system paths.
A user is affected if their InfoScan version is 1.32, 1.33, or 1.35 AND sensitive information is visible in HTTP headers or pre-login JavaScript before any authentication occurs.
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 dataReview and sanitize all HTTP response headers to remove version information and sensitive headers, and audit client-side JavaScript code to ensure no sensitive data or credentials are exposed before authentication.
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- Implementation8.0 h
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- 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-2024-42493 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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