CVE-2024-50486
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 · uneditedAuthentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Acnoo Acnoo Flutter API acnoo-flutter-api allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Acnoo Flutter API: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
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 confidenceAuthentication bypass vulnerability in Acnoo Flutter API versions up to 1.0.5 allows attackers to access protected resources without valid credentials by exploiting an alternate path or channel. The 'alternate path or channel' classification indicates a secondary authentication mechanism (such as an undocumented endpoint, alternative parameter, or secondary API route) that fails to enforce proper authentication checks.
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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<= 1.0.5CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Acnoo Flutter API is in useReview your project dependencies (pubspec.yaml, pubspec.lock, or package.json) and search for the 'acnoo-flutter-api' package or any acnoo-related API libraryAffected if The package is present in dependencies
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Check installed versionRun 'flutter pub deps' or inspect your pubspec.lock file to find the exact version number of acnoo-flutter-apiAffected if Version is 1.0.5 or lower
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Identify all API endpoints and routesReview your codebase for all defined API routes, including secondary routes, alternative endpoints, or undocumented paths (look for @Route annotations, API route definitions, or custom endpoint handlers)Affected if Multiple API paths exist, especially undocumented or secondary ones
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Test unauthenticated access on alternate routesSend HTTP requests to all identified endpoints WITHOUT including authentication tokens or credentials, observe if the server returns successful responses instead of 401/403 errorsAffected if Any endpoint returns successful data without authentication credentials
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Audit authentication middleware coverageSearch your code for authentication enforcement logic (middleware, guards, decorators) and verify each discovered API route is protectedAffected if Some routes lack authentication checks or use different validation logic than the primary authentication flow
You are affected if Acnoo Flutter API version 1.0.5 or lower is installed AND any alternate or secondary API route allows access without valid credentials.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of acnoo-flutter-api when available; until then, implement additional authentication middleware on all API endpoints and conduct thorough audit of all access paths to identify and close the unauthenticated route.
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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.
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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.
- 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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