# CVE-2024-0860: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Softing edgeConnector and edgeAggregator

> Attackers can capture cleartext sensitive information to craft malicious requests against Softing edgeConnector and edgeAggregator industrial systems.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xc3v-gxv5-4x7q

## What is CVE-2024-0860?

CVE-2024-0860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing edgeAggregator, published on 14 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The affected product is vulnerable to a cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to capture packets to craft their own requests.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0860?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Softing Edgeaggregator, Softing Edgeconnector.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0860?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Softing edgeAggregator

- [CVE-2022-2336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2336/): Softing Secure Integration Server Improper Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27335/): Softing edgeAggregator Client Cross-Site Scripting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27334/): Softing edgeConnector Siemens ConditionRefresh Resource Exhaustion Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-27336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27336/): Softing edgeConnector Siemens OPC UA Server Null Pointer Dereference Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-38125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38125/): Softing edgeAggregator Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0860 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing edgeAggregator, published on 14 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Softing edgeAggregator. 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-2024-0860/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0860/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0860
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0860
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0860

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0860/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.