# CVE-2024-7998: Security feature bypass in Octopus Server

> Octopus Server OIDC cookies may persist longer than intended due to incorrect expiration settings, potentially allowing session hijacking.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3xmv-hrq3-4vc5

## What is CVE-2024-7998?

CVE-2024-7998 is a low-severity vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In affected versions of Octopus Server OIDC cookies were using the wrong expiration time which could result in them using the maximum lifespan.

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Octopus Octopus Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Octopus Octopus Server

- [CVE-2022-2572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2572/): Auth bypass in Octopus Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2778/): Security feature bypass in Octopus Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11320/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2782/): Auth bypass in Octopus Server (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-2975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2975/): Race condition in Octopus Server (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7998 is a low-severity vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Octopus Octopus Server. 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-2024-7998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7998/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7998

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7998/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.