Privilege Escalation in accesscontrol (CVE-2024-51734)
Summary
Vulnerability in accesscontrol (CVE-2024-51734). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Exploitable via AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder. Mitigation: upgrade to 7.2 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Impact
Anonymous users can delete the user data maintained by an AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder which may prevent any privileged access.
Patches
The problem is fixed in version 7.2.
Workarounds
The problem can be fixed by adding data__roles__ = () to AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder.
References
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-51734 has been found in accesscontrol.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder over the network to misuse the product.
Data can be tampered with by attackers.
What to do: upgrade accesscontrol to 7.2 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "accesscontrol CVE-2024-51734" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-51734 (accesscontrol) — CWE-269
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder
Patched: 7.2 — apply immediately
Workaround: The problem can be fixed by adding data__roles__ = () to AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-269) exists in accesscontrol. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of accesscontrol. Attack surface: AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder.
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to 7.2.
Workaround: The problem can be fixed by adding data__roles__ = () to AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'accesscontrol' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'accesscontrol' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
accesscontrolを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply temporary workaround mitigate
The problem can be fixed by adding `data__roles__ = ()` to `AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder`.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、The problem can be fixed by adding
data__roles__ = ()toAccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。 -
3Apply patch patch
Upgrade accesscontrol to 7.2ステージング環境で 7.2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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4Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com