# CVE-2024-2645: Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway resetpwd.php xpath injection

> Remote attackers can exploit XPath injection in the password reset function to bypass authentication or access sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A: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:** 19 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwcc-j6r9-59p8

## What is CVE-2024-2645?

CVE-2024-2645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway, published on 19 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway 6.3. This affects an unknown part of the file /vpnweb/resetpwd/resetpwd.php. The manipulation of the argument UserId leads to improper neutralization of data within xpath expressions. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257283. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-91 (XML Injection), CWE-643 (Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2645?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netentsec Application Security Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2645?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2645 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2645 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway

- [CVE-2023-30242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30242/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-30243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30243/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-2647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2647/): Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway singlelogin.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-6903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6903/): Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-3455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3455/): Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway add_postlogin.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2645 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway, published on 19 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway. 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-2024-2645/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2645/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2645
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2645
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2645

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2645/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.