TI-2024-14868 Aliases CVE-2024-22281 GHSA-6247-7862-q2pq

Apache Helix Front (UI): Helix front hard-coded secret in the express-session

MEDIUM 40CWE-668Published 2024-08-20 · Updated 2024-08-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The Apache Helix Front (UI) component contained a hard-coded secret, allowing an attacker to spoof sessions by generating their own fake cookies. This issue affects Apache Helix Front (UI): all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00726 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apache	Apache Helix Front (UI)	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.apache.helix:helix (Maven)	up to 1.4.0	—	No fix listed	GHSA-6247-7862-q2pq

Apache Helix Front (UI) VendorApache Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.helix:helix (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6247-7862-q2pq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:helix::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:helix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22281
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6247-7862-q2pq

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://github.com/apache/helix

TI-2023-20004 Apache Helix: Deserialization vulnerability in Helix workflow and REST CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-41096 Apache Helix REST: Permissive CORS Configuration in REST API Allows Unrestricted Cross-Origin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-23577 Apache Helix: Open redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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