CVE-2024-9970Network attack vector

Administrator privilege escalation via cookie tampering

Published Oct 15, 2024 · Updated Oct 15, 2024

Privilege escalation in NewType FlowMaster BPM Plus before 5.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges. The authorization path trusts a client-controlled security value in an unnamed cookie without validating its integrity. A regular account and network access are required; successful exploitation grants administrator control over the application.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in NewType FlowMaster BPM Plus before 5.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges. The authorization path trusts a client-controlled security value in an unnamed cookie without validating its integrity. A regular account and network access are required; successful exploitation grants administrator control over the application.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9970
Published
Oct 15, 2024
Updated
Oct 15, 2024
Vendor
NewType Infotech Co., Ltd.
Product
FlowMaster BPM Plus
Classifications
CWE-565, CAPEC-233, T1548
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NewType Infotech Co., Ltd. · FlowMaster BPM Plusversion=0 <5.3.1
New Type Infortech Co., Ltd. · FlowMaster BPM Plusversion=0 <5.3.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8TWCERT/CCCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-565Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

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