CVE-2024-45101
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 · uneditedA privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered when Single Sign On (SSO) is enabled that could allow an attacker to intercept a valid, authenticated LXCA user’s XCC session if they can convince the user to click on a specially crafted URL.
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 confidenceThis is a session hijacking/privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) occurring when SSO is enabled. An attacker can intercept a valid, authenticated LXCA user's XCC session by tricking the user into clicking a specially crafted URL, effectively elevating their privileges to access the user's session.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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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Verify Lenovo XClarity Administrator is installedCheck for LXCA installation by looking for its service process or checking the default installation path (typically C:\Program Files\Lenovo\XClarity Administrator on Windows or /opt/LXCA on Linux). Use command: tasklist | findstr LXCA or ps aux | grep LXCAAffected if LXCA is running as a service
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Check the installed LXCA versionAccess the LXCA web interface and navigate to About page, or use the command line: lxcacmd --version, or check the version file in the installation directoryAffected if Version cannot be determined or is within an affected range that includes unpatched versions
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Determine if SSO is enabled in LXCALog into LXCA web interface, go to Administration > Security Settings > Single Sign-On (SSO) configuration, or inspect the LXCA configuration file (typically lxca-config.xml or via REST API: GET /api/config/sso)Affected if SSO is enabled and configured for XCC authentication
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Check for active user sessions vulnerable to hijackingReview LXCA audit logs for suspicious URL patterns or session anomalies. Check /api/sessions or the session management interface for unexpected session token usageAffected if Active sessions exist while SSO is enabled and the version is unpatched
User is affected if Lenovo XClarity Administrator is running with SSO enabled and the installed version has not been patched for this session hijacking vulnerability.
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 dataIf SSO is not required, disable it in the LXCA configuration. Otherwise, implement additional URL validation and consider implementing additional authentication layers for sensitive session operations.
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