CVE-2024-3930 XML External Entity in Akana
Medium 6.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3930 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-3930 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akana API Platform, published on 30 Jul 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-2024-3930 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Akana API Platform. 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-2024-3930/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3930/index.md)
An XML External Entity vulnerability in Akana API Platform allows attackers to read sensitive data or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3930?
CVE-2024-3930 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akana API Platform, published on 30 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In versions of Akana API Platform prior to 2024.1.0 a flaw resulting in XML External Entity (XXE) was discovered.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3930?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Perforce Akana Api.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3930?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-3930 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3930 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Akana API Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wqv-582c-6cpc.