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CVE-2024-57971NVD status: Deferred

KNOWAGE: Improper Control of Resource Identifiers

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CVE-2024-57971 is a critical-severity improper control of resource identifiers vulnerability in KNOWAGE from Eng, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. The record lists version 8.1.30 as the first without the flaw, so updating KNOWAGE to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 55% of scored CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Update KNOWAGE to 8.1.30 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
EngKNOWAGEbefore 8.1.308.1.30

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (mitre.org).

Official description

DataSourceResource.java in the SpagoBI API support in Knowage Server in KNOWAGE before 8.1.30 does not ensure that java:comp/env/jdbc/ occurs at the beginning of a JNDI Name.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Control of Resource Identifiers

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended control sphere.

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Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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