# CVE-2024-45693: Apache CloudStack: Request origin validation bypass makes account takeover possible

> Attackers can trick authenticated users into submitting malicious requests, leading to account takeover and resource compromise in Apache CloudStack.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/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:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvwv-wfjf-rvm7

## What is CVE-2024-45693?

CVE-2024-45693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, published on 16 Oct 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

Users logged into the Apache CloudStack's web interface can be tricked to submit malicious CSRF requests due to missing validation of the origin of the requests. This can allow an attacker to gain privileges and access to resources of the authenticated users and may lead to account takeover, disruption, exposure of sensitive data and compromise integrity of the resources owned by the user account that are managed by the platform.

This issue affects Apache CloudStack from 4.15.1.0 through 4.18.2.3 and 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1

Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.18.2.4 or 4.19.1.2, or later, which addresses this issue.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45693?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Cloudstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45693?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45693 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Cloudstack

- [CVE-2012-4501](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4501/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-38346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38346/): Apache CloudStack: Unauthenticated cluster service port leads to remote execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-39864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39864/): Apache CloudStack: Integration API service uses dynamic port when disabled (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29006/): Apache CloudStack: x-forwarded-for HTTP header parsed by default (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-35741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35741/): Apache CloudStack SAML Single Sign-On XXE (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45693 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, published on 16 Oct 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-2024-45693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache Cloudstack. 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-2024-45693/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45693/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45693
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45693
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45693

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45693/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.