# CVE-2024-10920: mariazevedo88 travels-java-api JWT Secret JwtAuthenticationTokenFilter.java doFilterInternal hard-coded key

> Hardcoded JWT secret in travels-java-api allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and potentially take over accounts.


- **Severity:** Low 2.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6xw2-v987-mq7h

## What is CVE-2024-10920?

CVE-2024-10920 is a low-severity vulnerability in mariazevedo88 travels-java-api, published on 6 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in mariazevedo88 travels-java-api up to 5.0.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function doFilterInternal of the file travels-java-api-master\src\main\java\io\github\mariazevedo88\travelsjavaapi\filters\JwtAuthenticationTokenFilter.java of the component JWT Secret Handler. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key
 . The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key), CWE-320

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10920?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mariazevedo88 Travels-Java-Api.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-10920?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10920 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10920 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10920 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10920 is a low-severity vulnerability in mariazevedo88 travels-java-api, published on 6 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10920 exists.

Affected product: mariazevedo88 travels-java-api. 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-2024-10920/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10920/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10920
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10920
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10920

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10920/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.