CVE-2024-50644
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 · uneditedzhisheng17 blog 3.0.1-SNAPSHOT has an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access API without any token.
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 confidenceThe zhisheng17 blog version 3.0.1-SNAPSHOT contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to access API endpoints without providing any authentication token. This critical (CVSS 9.8) flaw likely stems from missing or ineffective authentication checks on certain API routes.
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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
- 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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Identify zhisheng17 blog installation and versionLocate the application and check its version identifier. Common locations include: check the application startup logs for '3.0.1-SNAPSHOT', examine the WAR/JAR file name, look in pom.xml or build.gradle for version metadata, or query the application health/info endpoint if available.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0.1-SNAPSHOT or shows a SNAPSHOT build from this release line.
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Identify exposed API endpointsReview the application's routing configuration or swagger/OpenAPI documentation. Common paths include /api/, /api/v1/, /admin/api/, or similar REST endpoints. Check web.xml or application configuration files for URL patterns mapped to servlets or controllers.Affected if The application exposes REST API endpoints under paths like /api/* or /admin/api/*.
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Test API access without authentication credentialsUse a tool like curl or Postman to send HTTP requests to identified API endpoints WITHOUT providing any Authorization header, cookies, or tokens. Example: curl -v http://TARGET_HOST:PORT/api/endpointAffected if HTTP requests to API endpoints return successful responses (2xx status codes) without requiring any authentication token.
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Verify authentication middleware configurationExamine the application's security configuration files (such as Spring Security config, web.xml security-constraints, or custom filter configurations) to determine which endpoints are covered by authentication checks. Look for patterns like permitAll() or excluded paths.Affected if API endpoints are explicitly excluded from authentication requirements, or no authentication filter applies to the /api/* path.
You are affected if the zhisheng17 blog version is 3.0.1-SNAPSHOT AND its API endpoints return successful responses without requiring any authentication token.
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 authentication middleware that validates tokens or credentials on all API endpoints, and consider upgrading from the SNAPSHOT release to a stable patched version if available.
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