CVE-2024-37212: Ali2Woo Lite CSRF Vulnerability

CVE-2024-37212 Overview

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ali2Woo Ali2Woo Lite. This issue affects Ali2Woo Lite: from n/a through 3.3.5.

Critical Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to perform actions on behalf of authenticated users without their knowledge.

Affected Products

Ali2Woo Ali2Woo Lite

Discovery Timeline

2024-06-21 - CVE CVE-2024-37212 published to NVD
2024-11-21 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-37212

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of CSRF tokens, which can be exploited by an attacker to perform unauthorized actions in the application.

Root Cause

Improper validation of input data in CSRF protection mechanisms.

Attack Vector

Network-based attack leveraging unauthenticated HTTP requests to exploit the CSRF vulnerability.

javascript

// Example exploitation code (sanitized)
fetch('https://vulnerable-site.com/change-settings', {
  method: 'POST',
  credentials: 'include',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
  },
  body: 'setting=value'
});

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-37212

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected changes in user settings
Unusual access logs showing unauthorized actions
Presence of CSRF-related error messages in server logs

Detection Strategies

Monitor HTTP request logs for unusual patterns, particularly POST requests that do not contain valid CSRF tokens.

Monitoring Recommendations

Implement comprehensive logging of HTTP request headers and responses to detect anomalies and unauthorized actions.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-37212

Immediate Actions Required

Validate the presence and correctness of CSRF tokens in all forms and state-changing requests.
Implement same-site cookies to mitigate CSRF attacks.
Educate users about the risks of following untrusted links.

Patch Information

Not Available

Workarounds

To mitigate potential risks, ensure that all state-changing requests are only accepted via POST and contain valid CSRF tokens.

bash

# Configuration example
location / {
  if ($request_method = POST) {
    set $csrf_check 0;
    if ($http_csrf_token != "expected-token") {
        set $csrf_check 1;
    }
    if ($csrf_check) {
        return 403;
    }
  }
}