# CVE-2023-37291: Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can use a hard-coded cryptographic key to generate valid tokens, allowing unauthorized access to system processes and data.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pf66-674w-hm6h

## What is CVE-2023-37291?

CVE-2023-37291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP, published on 21 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP is vulnerable to using a hard-coded encryption key. An unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a valid token parameter and exploit this vulnerability to access system to operate processes and access data.

This issue affects Vitals ESP: from 3.0.8 through 6.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37291?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gss Vitals Enterprise Social Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP

- [CVE-2023-41357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41357/): Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP - Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37291 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP, published on 21 Jul 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-2023-37291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP. 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-2023-37291/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37291/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37291
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37291
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37291

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37291/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.