# CVE-2024-1344: Encrypted database credentials in LaborOfficeFree

> Attackers can extract encrypted database credentials from LaborOfficeFree executables to gain remote access with root-like privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qg8q-74vc-qfgq

## What is CVE-2024-1344?

CVE-2024-1344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in LaborOfficeFree , published on 19 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Encrypted database credentials in LaborOfficeFree affecting version 19.10. This vulnerability allows an attacker to read and extract the username and password from the database of 'LOF_service.exe' and 'LaborOfficeFree.exe' located in the '%programfiles(x86)%\LaborOfficeFree\' directory. This user can log in remotely and has root-like privileges.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1344?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Laborofficefree Laborofficefree.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1344?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1344 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1344 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in LaborOfficeFree 

- [CVE-2024-1345](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1345/): Weak MySQL database root password in LaborOfficeFree (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-1346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1346/): Weak MySQL database root password in LaborOfficeFree (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-1343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1343/): Weak permission vulnerability in LaborOfficeFree (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1344 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in LaborOfficeFree , published on 19 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: LaborOfficeFree . 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-2024-1344/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1344/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1344
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1344
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1344

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1344/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.