# CVE-2024-1076: SSL Zen <= 4.5.3 - Unauthenticated Private Keys Access

> Attackers can read private keys if the server does not support .htaccess, exposing sensitive cryptographic material.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8q5c-h63v-v869

## What is CVE-2024-1076?

CVE-2024-1076 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown SSL Zen, published on 8 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SSL Zen  WordPress plugin before 4.6.0 does not properly prevent directory listing of the private keys folder, as it only relies on the use of .htaccess to prevent visitors from accessing the site's generated private keys, which allows an attacker to read them if the site runs on a server who doesn't support .htaccess files, like NGINX.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1076?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sslzen Ssl Zen.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1076?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1076 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1076 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1076 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1076 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown SSL Zen, published on 8 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1076 exists.

Affected product: Unknown SSL Zen. 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-2024-1076/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1076/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1076
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1076
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1076

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1076/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.