# CVE-2024-11026: Intelligent Apps Freenow App Keystore SSL.java hard-coded password

> The Freenow Android app contains a hard-coded keystore password, potentially allowing attackers to bypass SSL security mechanisms.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA: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 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rmx6-f935-2738

## What is CVE-2024-11026?

CVE-2024-11026 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intelligent Apps Freenow App, published on 8 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Intelligent Apps Freenow App 12.10.0 on Android. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ch/qos/logback/core/net/ssl/SSL.java of the component Keystore Handler. The manipulation of the argument DEFAULT_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD with the input changeit leads to use of hard-coded password. 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. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password), CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11026?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Free-Now Freenow.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11026?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11026 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11026 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11026 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11026 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11026 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intelligent Apps Freenow App, published on 8 Nov 2024. 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-2024-11026 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intelligent Apps Freenow App. 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-2024-11026/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11026/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11026
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11026
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11026

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11026/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.