CVE-2024-54205
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Paloma Paloma Widget postman-widget allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Paloma Widget: from n/a through <= 1.14.
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 confidenceA Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Paloma Widget's postman-widget component allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended state-changing requests. The 7.1 CVSS indicates significant risk due to the ability to trick users into executing unwanted actions.
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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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 postman-widget installationSearch for Paloma Widget's postman-widget component in your application's codebase or dependency manifest (package.json, requirements.txt, pom.xml, or similar). Look for references to 'postman-widget' or 'paloma-widget'.Affected if The postman-widget component is present in your environment and handles authenticated user sessions.
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Locate state-changing endpoint handlersReview the postman-widget source code or API routes for functions that modify data: POST, PUT, DELETE, or PATCH requests that change application state (e.g., creating/updating/deleting resources, changing user settings, submitting forms).Affected if State-changing endpoints exist within or integrated with the postman-widget component.
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Inspect for anti-CSRF token implementationExamine the state-changing endpoint handlers or their associated HTML forms/frontend code. Search for presence of CSRF tokens, anti-CSRF headers, or synchronizer token pattern implementation. Check if endpoints validate a token parameter or header.Affected if No anti-CSRF token validation is found on the state-changing endpoints handled by or exposed via postman-widget.
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Check SameSite cookie attributesReview your application's session cookie configuration. Inspect HTTP response headers for Set-Cookie directives and verify if the SameSite attribute is set to 'Strict' or 'Lax'. Check your session/cookie configuration files.Affected if Session cookies used with postman-widget do not have SameSite attribute set, or it is set to 'None' without secure flag.
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Verify Origin/Referer header validationInspect the server-side code for state-changing requests. Look for validation logic that checks the Origin or Referer HTTP headers before processing state-changing operations.Affected if State-changing endpoints do not validate Origin or Referer headers to confirm request origin.
Your environment is affected if Paloma Widget's postman-widget component is present, handles authenticated sessions, and its state-changing endpoints lack anti-CSRF token validation, SameSite cookie protection, and Origin/Referer header checks.
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 anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing endpoints and configure SameSite cookies to prevent cross-origin requests. Additionally, validate the Origin or Referer header on sensitive requests.
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