# CVE-2024-24562: Security headers not set in vantage6-UI

> The vantage6-UI web application fails to set essential security headers, potentially allowing attackers to bypass browser security protections.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwq3-pvwq-4c9w

## What is CVE-2024-24562?

CVE-2024-24562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in vantage6-UI, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

vantage6-UI is the official user interface for the vantage6 server. In affected versions a number of security headers are not set. This issue has been addressed in commit `68dfa6614` which is expected to be included in future releases. Users are advised to upgrade when a new release is made. While an upgrade path is not available users may modify the docker image build to insert the headers into nginx.

Weakness: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure), CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24562?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vantage6 Vantage6-Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-24562 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in vantage6-UI

- [CVE-2024-22200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22200/): vantage6-UI docker image leaks software version information (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24562 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in vantage6-UI, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: vantage6-UI. 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-2024-24562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24562/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24562
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24562
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24562

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24562/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.