CVE-2024-29023: Session Hijacking via token exposure on the session page in Xibo CMS

Published Apr 12, 2024
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Updated

Xibo is an Open Source Digital Signage platform with a web content management system and Windows display player software. Session tokens are exposed in the return of session search API call on the sessions page. Subsequently they can be exfiltrated and used to hijack a session. Users must be granted access to the session page, or be a super admin. Users should upgrade to version 3.3.10 or 4.0.9 which fix this issue. Customers who host their CMS with the Xibo Signage service have already received an upgrade or patch to resolve this issue regardless of the CMS version that they are running. Patches are available for earlier versions of Xibo CMS that are out of security support: 2.3 patch ebeccd000b51f00b9a25f56a2f252d6812ebf850.diff. 1.8 patch a81044e6ccdd92cc967e34c125bd8162432e51bc.diff. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Xibo Xibo CMS<3.3.10, <4.0.9
Xibo Xibo CMS

Event History

Apr 12, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-29023?

CVE-2024-29023 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to exposed session tokens that can lead to session hijacking.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-29023?

To fix CVE-2024-29023, you should upgrade to Xibo CMS version 4.0.10 or later, or 3.3.11 or later, which includes patches for this vulnerability.

3

What is affected by CVE-2024-29023?

CVE-2024-29023 affects Xibo CMS versions prior to 4.0.10 and 3.3.11.

4

Can CVE-2024-29023 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2024-29023 can be exploited remotely if attackers have access to the session search API.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-29023?

CVE-2024-29023 is classified as an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability.

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