CVE-2024-1224 Information Disclosure Vulnerability in CDAC USB Pratirodh
A local attacker with admin privileges can exploit weak SHA1 hashing to obtain passwords and modify access controls in CDAC USB Pratirodh.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1224?
CVE-2024-1224 is a high-severity vulnerability in CDAC USB Pratirodh, published on 6 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This vulnerability exists in USB Pratirodh due to the usage of a weaker cryptographic algorithm (hash) SHA1 in user login component. A local attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability to obtain the password of USB Pratirodh on the targeted system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to take control of the application and modify the access control of registered users or devices on the targeted system.
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1224?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1224?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1224 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1224 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x79h-858p-3wf4.