JflowApplication · Jflow Project

CVE-2024-9003

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-19
Mitigation only
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
A vulnerability was found in Jinan Chicheng Company JFlow 2.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function AttachmentUploadController of the file /WF/Ath/EntityMutliFile_Load.do of the component Attachment Handler. The manipulation of the argument oid leads to improper access controls. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

JFlow 2.0.0 contains an improper access control vulnerability in the Attachment Handler component. The AttachmentUploadController function in /WF/Ath/EntityMutliFile_Load.do fails to properly validate authorization for the 'oid' argument, potentially allowing unauthorized users to access or manipulate attachment uploads remotely.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on the AttachmentUploadController to validate user permissions before allowing access to attachment functionality based on the 'oid' parameter. Restrict access to authenticated and authorized users only.

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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
JflowApplication
Affected:= 2.0.0

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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 checks

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  1. Identify installed JFlow version
    Locate the JFlow installation directory and check version information files or application metadata that indicates the deployed version number
    Affected if The installed version is JFlow 2.0.0 specifically
  2. Verify the vulnerable endpoint exists
    Check for the presence of the file EntityMutliFile_Load.do in the /WF/Ath/ path within the JFlow web application directory
    Affected if The endpoint file exists in the application structure
  3. Confirm endpoint accessibility
    Attempt to access the URL path /WF/Ath/EntityMutliFile_Load.do through the deployed JFlow web interface
    Affected if The endpoint responds without requiring valid authentication credentials
  4. Test authorization for the oid parameter
    Send a request to the endpoint with an 'oid' parameter value referencing an entity the requesting user should not have permission to access
    Affected if The request succeeds or returns attachment data without proper authorization validation for the oid parameter

The environment is affected if JFlow version 2.0.0 is deployed and the /WF/Ath/EntityMutliFile_Load.do endpoint permits access to attachment uploads without validating user authorization for the provided oid parameter.

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

Implement proper authorization checks on the AttachmentUploadController to validate user permissions before allowing access to attachment functionality based on the 'oid' parameter. Restrict access to authenticated and authorized users only.

Fix this in Jflow Scoped from the published advisory
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