CVE-2024-1040 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER
Attackers can recover user passwords by breaking weak hashes stored in Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER, leading to unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1040?
CVE-2024-1040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER, published on 1 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER user account is stored using a weak hashing algorithm. The attacker can restore the passwords by breaking the hashes stored on the device.
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gesslergmbh Web-Master Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmx5-5g59-g2rw.