Incorrect Default PermissionsWeakness · CWE-276

CVE-2024-46624

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-03
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
An issue in InfoDom Performa 365 v4.0.1 allows authenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to Administrator via a crafted payload sent to /api/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 · high confidence

InfoDom Performa 365 v4.0.1 contains an insecure direct object reference or broken access control vulnerability in the /api/users endpoint that allows authenticated users to modify their own privileges or other user accounts to gain Administrator-level access through a crafted API payload.

MitigationApply vendor patch if available; otherwise, implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) validation on the /api/users endpoint to ensure only users with Administrator privileges can modify user role assignments, and validate that authenticated users cannot escalate their own privileges.

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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
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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  1. Identify InfoDom Performa 365 installation and version
    Locate the InfoDom Performa 365 installation directory or check the application version through its web interface, configuration files, or installed programs list on the server.
    Affected if The installed version is InfoDom Performa 365 v4.0.1 or falls within the affected version range.
  2. Verify /api/users endpoint is accessible
    Attempt to access the /api/users endpoint with a valid authenticated session using a non-administrator user account. This can be done via curl, Postman, or browser developer tools.
    Affected if The endpoint returns a successful response (HTTP 200) rather than a 403 Forbidden error for an authenticated non-admin user.
  3. Test for privilege escalation via API payload
    Send a crafted API request to /api/users modifying your own user account or another user's account to set role or privilege level to Administrator. Inspect the request/response.
    Affected if The API accepts the payload and returns success, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to Administrator.
  4. Review user account role assignments
    Query the user database or /api/users endpoint to list all user accounts and their current role assignments. Look for accounts with Administrator privileges that were not created by an existing Administrator.
    Affected if There are user accounts with Administrator roles that should not have elevated privileges, indicating successful exploitation.
  5. Check application logs for unauthorized access
    Review application logs, access logs, or audit logs for requests to /api/users from non-admin accounts, especially those modifying role or privilege fields.
    Affected if Logs show non-admin users accessing or modifying user role data through the API.

A defender is affected if InfoDom Performa 365 v4.0.1 (or an affected version) is running and the /api/users endpoint allows authenticated non-admin users to modify role assignments and escalate to Administrator privileges.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch if available; otherwise, implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) validation on the /api/users endpoint to ensure only users with Administrator privileges can modify user role assignments, and validate that authenticated users cannot escalate their own privileges.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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