# CVE-2023-24471: Information disclosure via the debug function in assertions in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2

> Authenticated users with reduced visibility can access unauthorized data via the debug functionality in Nozomi Networks Guardian/CMC.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgrr-jx98-f895

## What is CVE-2023-24471?

CVE-2023-24471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 9 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An access control vulnerability was found, due to the restrictions that are applied on actual assertions not being enforced in their debug functionality.

An authenticated user with reduced visibility can obtain unauthorized information via the debug functionality, obtaining data that would normally be not accessible in the Query and Assertions functions.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24471?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Nozominetworks Cmc, Nozominetworks Guardian.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24471?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nozomi Networks CMC

- [CVE-2023-29245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29245/): SQL Injection on IDS parsing of malformed asset fields in Guardian/CMC >= 22.6.0 before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0 (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-31984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-31984/): DoS through oversized audit log entries in Guardian/CMC before 26.2.0 (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-2567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2567/): Authenticated SQL Injection on Query functionality in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0 (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-22378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22378/): Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on sorting in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2 (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-23574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23574/): Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on alerts count in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2 (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 9 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nozomi Networks CMC. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24471/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24471

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.