Information ExposureWeakness · CWE-200

CVE-2024-8969

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-18
Mitigation only
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
OMFLOW from The SYSCOM Group has a vulnerability involving the exposure of sensitive data. This allows remote attackers who have logged into the system to obtain password hashes of all users and administrators.

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 confidence

OMFLOW from The SYSCOM Group contains an authenticated information disclosure vulnerability that allows any logged-in user to retrieve password hashes for all users and administrators in the system, indicating improper access control enforcement on sensitive user data endpoints.

MitigationImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) to restrict sensitive data access, ensure password hashes are only accessible to authorized administrative functions, and consider migrating to salted hashing algorithms if not already in use.

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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.

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  1. Confirm OMFLOW installation and version
    Locate the OMFLOW installation directory and identify the version file or check the application banner/version endpoint. Common locations include /opt/omflow, /var/www/omflow, or the application's About page.
    Affected if The installed version of OMFLOW matches or falls within the affected version range (if known) or cannot be determined to be patched.
  2. Identify user role assignments
    Query the user management module or database to list all users and their assigned roles. Look for users with non-administrative roles.
    Affected if Non-administrative users exist in the system who should not have access to sensitive administrative data.
  3. Test endpoint access as low-privilege user
    Authenticate with a standard (non-admin) user account and attempt to access user management or user list API endpoints. Capture the HTTP response.
    Affected if A standard logged-in user can successfully retrieve user data that should be restricted to administrators.
  4. Verify password hash exposure in responses
    Inspect the API response from user data endpoints accessed by a non-administrative user. Look for fields containing password hash values or similar sensitive credential data.
    Affected if The response includes password hashes or other credential-related fields for any user, including administrators.

A user is affected if any authenticated non-administrative user can access endpoints that expose password hashes for users or administrators in the system.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) to restrict sensitive data access, ensure password hashes are only accessible to authorized administrative functions, and consider migrating to salted hashing algorithms if not already in use.

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