CVE-2024-45462
Apache CloudStack: Incomplete session invalidation on web interface logout
The logout operation in the CloudStack web interface does not expire the user session completely which is valid until expiry by time or restart of the backend service. An attacker that has access to a user's browser can use an unexpired session to gain access to resources owned by the logged out user account. This issue affects Apache CloudStack from 4.15.1.0 through 4.18.2.3; and from 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.18.2.4 or 4.19.1.2, or later, which addresses this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache CloudStack: Incomplete session invalidation on web interface logout
The logout operation in the CloudStack web interface does not expire the user session completely which is valid until expiry by time or restart of the backend service. An attacker that has access to a user's browser can use an unexpired session to gain access to resources owned by the logged out user account. This issue affects Apache CloudStack from 4.15.1.0 through 4.18.2.3; and from 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.18.2.4 or 4.19.1.2, or later, which addresses this issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-45462- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41492
The logout operation in the CloudStack web interface does not expire the user session completely which is valid until expiry by time or restart of the backend service. An attacker that has access to a user's browser can use an unexpired session to gain access to resources owned by the logged out user account. This issue affects Apache CloudStack from 4.15.1.0 through 4.18.2.3; and from 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.18.2.4 or 4.19.1.2, or later, which addresses this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2024-41492- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3785-76f5-g4rm
The logout operation in the CloudStack web interface does not expire the user session completely...
The logout operation in the CloudStack web interface does not expire the user session completely which is valid until expiry by time or restart of the backend service. An attacker that has access to a user's browser can use an unexpired session to gain access to resources owned by the logged out user account. This issue affects Apache CloudStack from 4.15.1.0 through 4.18.2.3; and from 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.18.2.4 or 4.19.1.2, or later, which addresses this issue.
- Record
GHSA-3785-76f5-g4rm- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The logout operation in the CloudStack web interface does not expire the user session completely which is valid until expiry by time or restart of the backend service. An attacker that has access to a user's browser can use an unexpired session to gain access to resources owned by the logged out user account. This issue affects Apache CloudStack from 4.15.1.0 through 4.18.2.3; and from 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.18.2.4 or 4.19.1.2, or later, which addresses this issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-45462- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache CloudStack: Incomplete session invalidation on web interface logout
The logout operation in the CloudStack web interface does not expire the user session completely which is valid until expiry by time or restart of the backend service. An attacker that has access to a user's browser can use an unexpired session to gain access to resources owned by the logged out user account. This issue affects Apache CloudStack from 4.15.1.0 through 4.18.2.3; and from 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.18.2.4 or 4.19.1.2, or later, which addresses this issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-45462- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-45462 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Apache Cloudstack, published October 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cloudstack.apache.org/blog/security-release-advisory-4.18.2.4-4.19.1.2
lists.apache.org/thread/ktsfjcnj22x4kg49ctock3d9tq7jnvlo
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/15/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45462
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3785-76f5-g4rm