CVE-2024-45588
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 · uneditedThis vulnerability exists in Symphony XTS Web Trading platform version 2.0.0.1_P160 due to improper access controls on APIs in the Preference module of the application. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating parameters through HTTP request which could lead to unauthorized access and modification of sensitive information belonging to other users.
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 an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the Preference module of Symphony XTS Web Trading platform. An authenticated attacker can manipulate HTTP request parameters to access or modify other users' preference settings, achieving horizontal privilege escalation.
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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= 2.0.0.1= 2.0.0.1CVSS 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 installed XTS product and versionCheck the application metadata or about/version page for Symphonyfintech Xts Mobile Trader or Xts Web Trader. Common locations: Help > About, Settings > Version, or check the installer manifest file.Affected if Version is exactly 2.0.0.1
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Verify Preference module is accessibleCheck if the web trading platform's Preference or Settings module is enabled and accessible to authenticated users. This may be visible in the UI or configurable in the application's admin panel.Affected if Preference module is enabled and accessible to standard user accounts
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Locate Preference API endpointsInspect HTTP traffic during normal operation or review API documentation/swagger endpoints for the Preference module (commonly paths like /api/preference, /api/userpreferences, or similar).Affected if API endpoints exist for reading/writing user preference data
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Check for user identifier parameters in requestsCapture and examine Preference-related API requests. Look for parameters that accept user IDs, preference IDs, or object references that could be manipulated (e.g., userId, preferenceId, id parameter in GET/PUT requests).Affected if API accepts object identifiers (such as user IDs) that can be modified to target other users' data
A user is affected if they have XTS Mobile Trader or XTS Web Trader version 2.0.0.1 with the Preference module accessible to authenticated users, and the API accepts modifiable object references for preference data.
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 dataImplement proper authorization checks in the Preference module APIs to verify that the authenticated user has permission to access or modify the specific preference data being requested.
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