CVE-2024-56799
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 · uneditedSimofa is a tool to help automate static website building and deployment. Prior to version 0.2.7, due to a design mistake in the RouteLoader class, some API routes may be publicly accessible when they should require authentication. This vulnerability has been patched in v0.2.7.
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 confidenceSimofa versions prior to 0.2.7 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the RouteLoader class due to a design flaw. Certain API routes that should require authentication are inadvertently exposed as publicly accessible, allowing unauthenticated attackers to interact with sensitive website build and deployment functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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 Simofa versionLocate and inspect the Simofa installation to determine the installed version number. Common methods: check package.json, pyproject.toml, or the application's version metadata file.Affected if The installed version is earlier than 0.2.7
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Identify RouteLoader class usageSearch the codebase or application configuration for the RouteLoader class to determine if this component is responsible for handling API routes.Affected if RouteLoader class is present and handles API route definitions
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Review authentication enforcement on routesInspect the RouteLoader configuration and the routes it registers to determine which routes require authentication versus which ones are publicly accessible.Affected if Routes handled by RouteLoader that should require authentication are configured as publicly accessible
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Test sensitive endpoints without credentialsAttempt to access the build and deployment related API endpoints (such as site creation, build triggers, or deployment configuration endpoints) without providing authentication credentials.Affected if Sensitive build and deployment functionality responds without requiring authentication
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Verify authentication is enforced on known sensitive routesCompare the actual authentication requirements of RouteLoader-managed routes against the expected security design (which should require auth for build/deployment operations).Affected if API routes for build/deployment functions are accessible without authentication tokens
A user is affected if Simofa version is earlier than 0.2.7 AND the RouteLoader class exposes build/deployment API endpoints without requiring authentication.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Simofa to version 0.2.7 or later to remediate this authentication bypass vulnerability.
Simofa v0.2.7
- 1. Identify the current Simofa installation method (e.g., package manager, Docker, direct binary)
- 2. Check the current installed version of Simofa
- 3. Upgrade Simofa to version 0.2.7 or later
- 4. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version
- 5. Test that authentication is now properly enforced on previously vulnerable API routes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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