CVE-2024-5250
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 · uneditedIn versions of Akana API Platform prior to 2024.1.0 overly verbose errors can be found in SAML integrations
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 Akana API Platform versions prior to 2024.1.0 expose overly verbose error messages during SAML authentication flows. These verbose errors can leak sensitive system information, configuration details, or internal implementation specifics that could aid an attacker in reconnaissance or crafting follow-up attacks.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 2024.1.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 Akana API Platform versionLocate the Akana installation and determine its version number (check product documentation for version location or run version command if available)Affected if The installed version is earlier than 2024.1.0
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Verify SAML authentication is configuredCheck if SAML-based authentication is enabled in the platform settings or configurationAffected if SAML authentication is actively configured or in use
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Inspect SAML authentication error responsesTrigger a SAML authentication flow that results in an error and examine the returned error message contentAffected if Error messages contain detailed system information, stack traces, configuration details, or internal implementation specifics rather than generic user-friendly messages
Your environment is affected if the installed Akana API Platform version is before 2024.1.0 and SAML authentication is configured, since verbose SAML errors could expose sensitive information to attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped2024.1.0
Upgrade the Akana API Platform to version 2024.1.0 or later, which addresses the verbose error handling in SAML integrations. If immediate upgrade is not possible, implement custom error handling to sanitize SAML error messages before returning them to users.
2024.1.0
- 1. Identify the current Akana API Platform version currently deployed
- 2. Review the upgrade documentation for Akana API Platform 2024.1.0 at portal.perforce.com
- 3. Backup all current configuration data and database
- 4. Perform the upgrade to Akana API Platform 2024.1.0 or later
- 5. Verify that SAML integrations are functioning correctly post-upgrade
- 6. Test that error messages in SAML integrations are no longer overly verbose
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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