{"id":52827,"date":"2025-06-17T05:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:20:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:14:47","slug":"cve-2024-57190-critical-incorrect-access-control-vulnerability-in-erxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-57190-critical-incorrect-access-control-vulnerability-in-erxes\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-57190: Critical Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability in Erxes<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This article discusses the CVE-2024-57190, a vulnerability discovered in versions of Erxes prior to 1.6.1. The vulnerability, classified as Incorrect Access Control, allows attackers to bypass authentication and potentially compromise the system or leak data. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30220-high-severity-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability-in-geoserver-geotools-and-geonetwork\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60605\">severity of the vulnerability<\/a>, it poses a significant threat to organizations using affected versions of Erxes. It&#8217;s therefore crucial to understand the vulnerability, its impact, and how to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-57190<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21467-system-compromise-via-memory-corruption-in-fw-response\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59137\">System Compromise<\/a> and Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-245749907\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Erxes | <1.6.1\n\n<strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of an Incorrect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49136-critical-vulnerability-in-listmonk-allows-unauthorized-access-to-sensitive-environment-variables\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60349\">Access Control vulnerability<\/a> in Erxes. Specifically, an attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48906-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-dsoftbus-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59145\">bypass the authentication<\/a> mechanism by supplying a &#8220;User&#8221; HTTP header that contains any user. This allows the attacker to converse with any GraphQL endpoint, potentially leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13967-unauthorized-access-to-configuration-web-page-in-eibport-v3-knx-and-gsm\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59333\">unauthorized access<\/a> to sensitive information and system resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5671-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-n302r-plus-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59520\">HTTP request<\/a> includes a &#8220;User&#8221; HTTP header that falsely represents the attacker as a valid user.<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-562490086\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/graphql-endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nUser: Attacker<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8220;User&#8221; header contains &#8220;Attacker&#8221;, which allows the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41646-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-affected-software-packages\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59278\">bypass the authentication<\/a> mechanism and access the GraphQL endpoint.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87308\">address this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor-supplied patch. Users should upgrade to Erxes version 1.6.1 or later. If for some reason upgrading isn&#8217;t immediately possible, a temporary mitigation measure could involve using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block any suspicious activities. However, this should be seen as a temporary solution, as it doesn&#8217;t address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24258-root-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-multiple-macos-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59845\">root cause of the vulnerability<\/a>.<br \/>\nOrganizations are strongly advised to follow a proactive approach to their cybersecurity strategy. Regularly updating and patching software can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49155-uncontrolled-search-path-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-data-loss-prevention-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62529\">prevent most common vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This article discusses the CVE-2024-57190, a vulnerability discovered in versions of Erxes prior to 1.6.1. The vulnerability, classified as Incorrect Access Control, allows attackers to bypass authentication and potentially compromise the system or leak data. Given the severity of the vulnerability, it poses a significant threat to organizations using affected versions of Erxes. 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