Redcap
CVE-2024-56311
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
REDCap through 14.9.6 has a security flaw in the Notes section of calendar events, exposing users to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
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This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. REDCap through 14.9.6 has a security flaw in the Notes section of calendar events, exposing users to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. An attacker can exploit this by luring users into accessing a calendar event's notes, which triggers a logout request and terminates their session. This vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protections on the logout functionality, allowing malicious actions to be executed without user consent. Affected products include: Vanderbilt Redcap. Version information: through 14.9.6.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
DescriptionCVE.org
REDCap through 14.9.6 has a security flaw in the Notes section of calendar events, exposing users to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. An attacker can exploit this by luring users into accessing a calendar event's notes, which triggers a logout request and terminates their session. This vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protections on the logout functionality, allowing malicious actions to be executed without user consent.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in REDCap before 12.04.18 in the Alerts & Notifications upload feature. Rated mediu
Unspecified vulnerability in the Data Search utility in data-entry forms in REDCap before 5.0.3 and 5.1.x before 5.1.2 h
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the new REDCap project creation function of Vanderbilt REDCap 13.1.
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Calendar function of REDCap 13.1.9 allows authenticated users t
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Project Dashboards of REDCap 13.1.9 allows authenticated users
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Public Survey function of REDCap 13.1.9 allows authenticated us
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Project name of REDCap through 14.9.6 allows authenticated user
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