# CVE-2023-48392: Kaifa Technology WebITR - Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

> An attacker can use a hard-coded key to generate valid tokens and access the WebITR system with arbitrary user privileges, including administrator access.

- **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:** 15 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wv9r-p2rc-jcrp

## What is CVE-2023-48392?

CVE-2023-48392 is a critical vulnerability in Kaifa Technology WebITR, published on 15 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Kaifa Technology WebITR is an online attendance system, it has a vulnerability in using hard-coded encryption key. An unauthenticated remote attacker can generate valid token parameter and exploit this vulnerability to access system with arbitrary user account, including administrator’s account, to execute login account’s permissions, and obtain relevant information.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48392?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kaifa Webitr Attendance System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48392?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48392 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Kaifa Technology WebITR

- [CVE-2023-48394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48394/): Kaifa Technology WebITR - Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-48395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48395/): Kaifa Technology WebITR - SQL Injection (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-48393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48393/): Kaifa Technology WebITR - Error Message Leakage (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48392 is a critical vulnerability in Kaifa Technology WebITR, published on 15 Dec 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-2023-48392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kaifa Technology WebITR. 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-2023-48392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48392/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48392

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48392/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.