# CVE-2020-10788: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> openITCOCKPIT uses a hardcoded API key for WebSocket connections, allowing attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xc37-3r4w-xfwc

## What is CVE-2020-10788?

CVE-2020-10788 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

openITCOCKPIT before 3.7.3 uses the 1fea123e07f730f76e661bced33a94152378611e API key rather than generating a random API Key for WebSocket connections.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10788?

It affects 1 product.


Products: It-Novum Openitcockpit.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-10788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10788 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-10788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-10789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10789/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-15490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15490/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-15494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15494/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-24893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24893/): openITCOCKPIT has Authenticated Command Injection Leading to Remote Code Execution via Host Address Macro Expansion (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-36663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36663/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10788 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-10788 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10788/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10788/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10788
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10788
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10788

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10788/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.