# CVE-2024-40408: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can create arbitrary user profiles with elevated privileges due to missing authorization in the Create Profile section.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fx6h-9x6m-54jv

## What is CVE-2024-40408?

CVE-2024-40408 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cybele Software Thinfinity Workspace before v7.0.2.113 was discovered to contain an access control issue in the Create Profile section. This vulnerability allows attackers to create arbitrary user profiles with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40408?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cybelesoft Thinfinity Workspace.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-40408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-40408 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-40404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40404/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-40405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40405/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-40407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40407/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-40410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40410/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-40408 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-40408 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-40408/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40408/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40408
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40408
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40408

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40408/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.