CVE-2024-41801

4.7 · MEDIUM

Published Jul 25, 2024 openproject CWE-601 EPSS 0.34% (26th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-41801 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting openproject openproject. It was published on July 25, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

OpenProject is open source project management software. Prior to version 14.3.0, using a forged HOST header in the default configuration of packaged installations and using the "Login required" setting, an attacker could redirect to a remote host to initiate a phishing attack against an OpenProject user's account. This vulnerability affects default packaged installation of OpenProject without any additional configuration or modules on Apache (such as mod_security, manually setting a host name, having a fallthrough VirtualHost). It might also affect other installations that did not take care to fix the HOST/X-Forwarded-Host headers. Version 14.3.0 includes stronger protections for the hostname from within the application using the HostAuthorization middleware of Rails to reject any requests with a host name that does not match the configured one. Also, all generated links by the application are now ensured to use the built-in hostname. Users who aren't able to upgrade immediately may us

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openproject. Update openproject to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
openproject	openproject	>= 0, < 14.3.0	Affected

References

GitHub github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-g92v-vrq6-4fpw GitHub github.com/user-attachments/files/16371759/host-protection.patch Ref www.openproject.org/docs/release-notes/14-3-0 GitHub github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-g92v-vrq6-4fpw GitHub github.com/user-attachments/files/16371759/host-protection.patch Ref www.openproject.org/docs/release-notes/14-3-0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-41801?

CVE-2024-41801 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting openproject openproject. It was published on July 25, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-41801?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-41801?

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