# CVE-2024-47088: User Enumeration vulnerability

> Remote attackers can brute force login OTPs due to missing rate limits, leading to unauthorized access to user accounts.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f83-4pfw-m3vj

## What is CVE-2024-47088?

CVE-2024-47088 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apex Softcell LD Geo, published on 19 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability exists in Apex Softcell LD Geo due to missing restrictions for excessive failed authentication attempts on its API based login. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by conducting a brute force attack on login OTP, which could lead to gain unauthorized access to other user accounts.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47088?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apexsoftcell Ld Dp Back Office, Apexsoftcell Ld Geo.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47088?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-47088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apex Softcell LD Geo

- [CVE-2024-47085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47085/): Parameter Manipulation Vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2024-47086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47086/): OTP Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2024-47087](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47087/): Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2024-47089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47089/): Unauthorized Transaction Manipulation Vulnerability (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47088 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47088 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apex Softcell LD Geo, published on 19 Sep 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-2024-47088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apex Softcell LD Geo. 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-2024-47088/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47088/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47088
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47088
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47088

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47088/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.