CVE-2022-24309 Missing authorization in Mendix Runtime V7

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass XPath constraints to read and modify sensitive data in Mendix Runtime applications.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-24309?

CVE-2022-24309 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens Mendix Runtime V7, published on 8 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Runtime V7 (All versions < V7.23.29), Mendix Runtime V8 (All versions < V8.18.16), Mendix Runtime V9 (All versions < V9.13 only with Runtime Custom Setting *DataStorage.UseNewQueryHandler* set to False). If an entity has an association readable by the user, then in some cases, Mendix Runtime may not apply checks for XPath constraints that parse said associations, within apps running on affected versions. A malicious user could use this to dump and manipulate sensitive data.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24309?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mendix Mendix.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24309?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24309 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-24309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cg79-xxvp-6224.

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