# CVE-2023-24838: HGiga PowerStation - Information Leakage

> Unauthenticated attackers can leak administrator credentials to gain remote code execution on HGiga PowerStation servers.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 19 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qh97-v4qr-2c8p

## What is CVE-2023-24838?

CVE-2023-24838 is a critical vulnerability in HGiga PowerStation, published on 27 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HGiga PowerStation has a vulnerability of Information Leakage. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain the administrator's credential. This credential can then be used to login PowerStation or Secure Shell to achieve remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24838?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hgiga Powerstation Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24838?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24838 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24838 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HGiga PowerStation

- [CVE-2023-24837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24837/): HGiga PowerStation - Command Injection (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24838 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24838 is a critical vulnerability in HGiga PowerStation, published on 27 Mar 2023. 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-2023-24838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HGiga PowerStation. 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-2023-24838/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24838/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24838
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24838
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24838

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24838/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.