CVE-2024-55931
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 · uneditedXerox Workplace Suite stores tokens in session storage, which may expose them to potential access if a user's session is compromised. The patch for this vulnerability will be included in a future release of Workplace Suite, and customers will be notified through an update to the security bulletin.
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 confidenceXerox Workplace Suite stores authentication tokens in browser session storage, which is accessible via JavaScript. This exposes tokens to potential theft through cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or if an attacker compromises the user's session, allowing unauthorized access.
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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< 5.6.701.9CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Check installed Xerox Workplace Suite versionAccess the Xerox Workplace Suite admin console or check the application version in the About/Version section of the web interface. Alternatively, check the software installation package or system inventory for the exact version number installed.Affected if The installed version is lower than 5.6.701.9 (e.g., 5.6.x, 5.5.x, etc.)
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Inspect browser storage for authentication tokensOpen the Xerox Workplace Suite web application in a browser, log in, then open browser developer tools (F12). Navigate to the Application tab and examine Session Storage and Local Storage under Storage. Look for keys containing 'token', 'auth', 'session', or 'jwt' that store authentication credentials.Affected if Authentication tokens or session identifiers are present in sessionStorage or localStorage (accessible via window.sessionStorage or window.localStorage)
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Verify cookie storage settingsIn browser developer tools, go to the Application tab and expand Cookies for the application domain. Check if authentication cookies have the HttpOnly and Secure flags set.Affected if Authentication cookies are missing the HttpOnly flag, allowing JavaScript access via document.cookie
You are affected if your installed Xerox Workplace Suite version is below 5.6.701.9 AND your application stores authentication tokens in browser session/local storage that is accessible to JavaScript, rather than using httpOnly cookies.
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 data5.6.701.9
Until the patch is released, implement compensating controls such as Content Security Policy (CSP) headers, robust XSS filtering, and session anomaly monitoring. Consider using httpOnly, secure cookies or server-side session management as a long-term mitigation.
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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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