# CVE-2024-5820: Unprotected WebSocket in stitionai/devika

> A malicious website can connect to an unprotected WebSocket to intercept communication and execute commands on the Devika backend.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 27 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5hm6-hx2f-3w59

## What is CVE-2024-5820?

CVE-2024-5820 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stitionai/devika, published on 27 Jun 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

An unprotected WebSocket connection in the latest version of stitionai/devika (commit ecee79f) allows a malicious website to connect to the backend and issue commands on behalf of the user. The backend serves all listeners on the given socket, enabling any such malicious website to intercept all communication between the user and the backend. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized command execution and potential server-side request forgery.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5820?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Stitionai Devika.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5820?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5820 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5820 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in stitionai/devika

- [CVE-2024-40422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40422/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-5926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5926/): Path Traversal in stitionai/devika (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-5549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5549/): Data leak through CORS misconfiguration in stitionai/devika (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-5711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5711/): Stored XSS in stitionai/devika (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-5712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5712/): CSRF Vulnerability in stitionai/devika (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5820 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5820 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stitionai/devika, published on 27 Jun 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5820 exists.

Affected product: stitionai/devika. 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-2024-5820/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5820/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5820
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5820
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5820

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5820/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.