# CVE-2024-22455: Auth bypass in Mobility - E-Lab Navigator

> An unauthenticated local attacker can bypass authorization controls in Dell E-Lab Navigator to launch phishing attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4fm2-h577-f3g8

## What is CVE-2024-22455?

CVE-2024-22455 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Mobility - E-Lab Navigator, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell Mobility - E-Lab Navigator, version(s) 3.1.9, 3.2.0, contain(s) an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Launch of phishing attacks.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22455?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell E-Lab Navigator.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22455?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22455 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22455 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22455 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Mobility - E-Lab Navigator

- [CVE-2023-44296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44296/): Hardcoded credentials in Mobility - E-Lab Navigator (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22455 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22455 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Mobility - E-Lab Navigator, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22455 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Mobility - E-Lab Navigator. 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-2024-22455/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22455/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22455
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22455
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22455

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22455/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.