{"id":"CVE-2022-24740","aliases":["EUVD-2022-1402","GHSA-cfhh-xgwq-5r67"],"status":"published","title":"Improper Authentication in Volto","description":"Volto is a ReactJS-based frontend for the Plone Content Management System. Between versions 14.0.0-alpha.5 and 15.0.0-alpha.0, a user could have their authentication cookie replaced with an authentication cookie from another user, effectively giving them control of the other user's account and privileges. This occurs when using an outdated version of the `react-cookie` library and a server is under high load. A proof of concept does not currently exist, but it is possible for this issue to occur in the wild. The patch and fix is present in Volto 15.0.0-alpha.0. As a workaround, one may manually upgrade the `react-cookie` package to 4.1.1 and then override all Volto components that use this library.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00589,"percentile":0.48487,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"published":"2022-03-14T22:15:13Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:22Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"@plone/volto","fixed_in":["15.0.0-alpha.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"@plone/volto","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.0.0-alpha.6"},{"last_affected":"14.10.0"},{"fixed":"15.0.0-alpha.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"@plone/volto","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"14.0.0-alpha.6"},{"fixed":"15.0.0-alpha.0"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"plone","product":"volto"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/plone/volto/security/advisories/GHSA-cfhh-xgwq-5r67","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/3051","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24740","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfhh-xgwq-5r67"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/24xxx/CVE-2022-24740.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/plone/volto","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24740","title":"Improper Authentication in Volto","description":"Volto is a ReactJS-based frontend for the Plone Content Management System. Between versions 14.0.0-alpha.5 and 15.0.0-alpha.0, a user could have their authentication cookie replaced with an authentication cookie from another user, effectively giving them control of the other user's account and privileges. This occurs when using an outdated version of the `react-cookie` library and a server is under high load. A proof of concept does not currently exist, but it is possible for this issue to occur in the wild. The patch and fix is present in Volto 15.0.0-alpha.0. As a workaround, one may manually upgrade the `react-cookie` package to 4.1.1 and then override all Volto components that use this library.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-14T22:15:13Z","modified":"2025-04-23T18:54:04.442Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:34.940806Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-1402","description":"Volto is a ReactJS-based frontend for the Plone Content Management System. Between versions 14.0.0-alpha.5 and 15.0.0-alpha.0, a user could have their authentication cookie replaced with an authentication cookie from another user, effectively giving them control of the other user's account and privileges. This occurs when using an outdated version of the `react-cookie` library and a server is under high load. A proof of concept does not currently exist, but it is possible for this issue to occur in the wild. The patch and fix is present in Volto 15.0.0-alpha.0. As a workaround, one may manually upgrade the `react-cookie` package to 4.1.1 and then override all Volto components that use this library.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-14T22:15:13Z","modified":"2025-04-23T18:54:04Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:07.453218Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cfhh-xgwq-5r67","title":"Sudden swap of user auth tokens in Volto","description":"### Impact\nDue to the usage of an outdated version of the react-cookie library, under the circumstances of given a server high load, it is possible that a user could get his/her auth cookie replaced with the auth cookie from another user, effectively giving him full access to the other users account and privileges. A proven exploit for this vulnerability does not exist, since the exact requisites for it to happen have not been fully clarified, and the attempts to reproduce it under testing conditions have been unsuccessful, but it still can happen randomly and unintentionally in the wild. \n\n### Patches\nThe patch and fix is present in Volto 15.0.0-alpha.0 (or later). See PR: https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/3051.\nWe recommend upgrading to the final release of Volto 15 as soon as possible if running an affected version.\nSee the upgrade guide https://6-dev-docs.plone.org/volto/upgrade-guide/index.html#upgrading-to-volto-15-x-x\n\n### Workarounds\nIt is possible to create a fix by manually upgrading the react-cookie package to 4.1.1 and then overriding all Volto components that use this library as in https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/3051. As this is substantial work, an update to the Volto 15 is recommended. The upgrade steps for going from Volto 14 to Volto 15 are quite easy and do not involve any complexity. Please take a look at the upgrade guide: https://6-dev-docs.plone.org/volto/upgrade-guide/index.html#upgrading-to-volto-15-x-x\n\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [volto](https://github.com/plone/volto/issues)\n* Email us at [security@plone.org](mailto:security@plone.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2022-03-14T22:15:19Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:00:40Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:14.825433Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24740","description":"Volto is a ReactJS-based frontend for the Plone Content Management System. Between versions 14.0.0-alpha.5 and 15.0.0-alpha.0, a user could have their authentication cookie replaced with an authentication cookie from another user, effectively giving them control of the other user's account and privileges. This occurs when using an outdated version of the `react-cookie` library and a server is under high load. A proof of concept does not currently exist, but it is possible for this issue to occur in the wild. The patch and fix is present in Volto 15.0.0-alpha.0. As a workaround, one may manually upgrade the `react-cookie` package to 4.1.1 and then override all Volto components that use this library.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-14T23:15:08.303Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:32:24.847Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:13.7085Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24740","title":"Improper Authentication in Volto","description":"Volto is a ReactJS-based frontend for the Plone Content Management System. Between versions 14.0.0-alpha.5 and 15.0.0-alpha.0, a user could have their authentication cookie replaced with an authentication cookie from another user, effectively giving them control of the other user's account and privileges. This occurs when using an outdated version of the `react-cookie` library and a server is under high load. A proof of concept does not currently exist, but it is possible for this issue to occur in the wild. The patch and fix is present in Volto 15.0.0-alpha.0. As a workaround, one may manually upgrade the `react-cookie` package to 4.1.1 and then override all Volto components that use this library.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-14T22:15:13Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:22.342018239Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:24.428403Z"},{"id":"GHSA-cfhh-xgwq-5r67","title":"Sudden swap of user auth tokens in Volto","description":"### Impact\nDue to the usage of an outdated version of the react-cookie library, under the circumstances of given a server high load, it is possible that a user could get his/her auth cookie replaced with the auth cookie from another user, effectively giving him full access to the other users account and privileges. A proven exploit for this vulnerability does not exist, since the exact requisites for it to happen have not been fully clarified, and the attempts to reproduce it under testing conditions have been unsuccessful, but it still can happen randomly and unintentionally in the wild. \n\n### Patches\nThe patch and fix is present in Volto 15.0.0-alpha.0 (or later). See PR: https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/3051.\nWe recommend upgrading to the final release of Volto 15 as soon as possible if running an affected version.\nSee the upgrade guide https://6-dev-docs.plone.org/volto/upgrade-guide/index.html#upgrading-to-volto-15-x-x\n\n### Workarounds\nIt is possible to create a fix by manually upgrading the react-cookie package to 4.1.1 and then overriding all Volto components that use this library as in https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/3051. As this is substantial work, an update to the Volto 15 is recommended. The upgrade steps for going from Volto 14 to Volto 15 are quite easy and do not involve any complexity. Please take a look at the upgrade guide: https://6-dev-docs.plone.org/volto/upgrade-guide/index.html#upgrading-to-volto-15-x-x\n\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [volto](https://github.com/plone/volto/issues)\n* Email us at [security@plone.org](mailto:security@plone.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2022-03-14T22:15:19Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:08:34.635747Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:44.927642Z"}]}}