CVE-2024-53496
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 · uneditedIncorrect access control in the doFilter function of my-site v1.0.2.RELEASE allows attackers to access sensitive components without authentication.
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 authentication bypass vulnerability in the doFilter servlet method of a Spring Boot 1.0.2 application ('my-site'). The filter fails to properly enforce access controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reach sensitive components that should require authentication.
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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= 2024-08-27CVSS 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 the installed version of Winterchens My SiteCheck the application JAR/WAR metadata, pom.xml, or build artifacts for version information. Look for build timestamp or version string matching 2024-08-27.Affected if The installed version is Winterchens My Site built on or around 2024-08-27.
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Locate the doFilter function in the codebaseSearch the application source code or decompiled classes for the doFilter method, particularly in filter or security-related classes. This is typically found in Spring Security filter chains.Affected if The doFilter method exists and handles request routing without proper authentication validation.
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Inspect the authentication validation logic in doFilterExamine the doFilter implementation to determine if authentication state is checked before allowing access to protected resources. Look for missing authentication checks or conditional logic that may be bypassed.Affected if The filter does not validate authentication credentials before processing requests to sensitive endpoints.
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Review the security filter chain configurationCheck the filter chain or security configuration files (such as SecurityFilterChain beans) to identify which filters are applied and whether authentication is enforced consistently across all endpoints.Affected if The filter chain allows unauthenticated access to endpoints that should require authentication.
A user is affected if they are running Winterchens My Site from the 2024-08-27 release and their doFilter implementation lacks proper authentication validation before granting access to protected resources.
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 and authorization checks in the doFilter function, ensuring all sensitive endpoints require valid authentication tokens/sessions before granting access.
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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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