# CVE-2024-1403: Authentication Bypass in OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer

> Attackers can bypass authentication in OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer by sending unexpected credential content, gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m24w-wg7m-x27h

## What is CVE-2024-1403?

CVE-2024-1403 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Progress OpenEdge, published on 27 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer prior to 11.7.19, 12.2.14, 12.8.1 on all platforms supported by the OpenEdge product, an authentication bypass vulnerability has been identified.  The
vulnerability is a bypass to authentication based on a failure to properly
handle username and password.  Certain unexpected
content passed into the credentials can lead to unauthorized access without proper
authentication.

Weakness: CWE-305 (Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1403?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Openedge.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1403?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1403 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1403 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Progress OpenEdge Authentication Bypass (github_poc): https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2024-1403

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress OpenEdge

- [CVE-2007-2417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2417/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-9245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9245/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-40051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40051/): Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge File Upload via Directory Traversal (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-34203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34203/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-7345](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7345/): Direct local client connections to MS Agents can bypass authentication (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1403 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1403 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Progress OpenEdge, published on 27 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1403 exists.

Affected product: Progress OpenEdge. 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-2024-1403/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1403/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1403
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1403
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1403

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1403/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.