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GHSA-6247-7862-Q2PQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-21 00:30 – Updated: 2025-07-10 23:18

Summary

Apache Helix Front (UI) component contained a hard-coded secret

Details

The Apache Helix Front (UI) component contained a hard-coded secret, allowing an attacker to spoof sessions by generating their own fake cookies.

This issue affects Apache Helix Front (UI): all versions.

As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2025-07-10T23:18:02Z",
  "published": "2024-08-21T00:30:29Z",
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CVE-2024-22281 (GCVE-0-2024-22281)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-20 22:11 – Updated: 2024-08-21 13:22 Unsupported When Assigned

Title

Apache Helix Front (UI): Helix front hard-coded secret in the express-session

Summary

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The Apache Helix Front (UI) component contained a hard-coded secret, allowing an attacker to spoof sessions by generating their own fake cookies. This issue affects Apache Helix Front (UI): all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-08-21 13:18 UTC

CWE

CWE-668 - Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Assigner

apache mitre root Scorecard

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zt26fpmrqx3fzcy8n…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/20/3

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Helix Front (UI)	Affected: 0 , ≤ * (semver)
apache_software_foundation	apache_helix_front\/ui\/	Affected: 0 , ≤ * (semver) cpe:2.3:a:apache_software_foundation:apache_helix_front\/ui\/::::::::

Credits

Jonathan Leitschuh

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