# CVE-2024-23806: HID Global Reader Configuration Cards Improper Authorization

> Attackers can extract sensitive credential and administrator keys from HID reader configuration cards due to improper authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/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:** 7 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-whv2-8g4p-xpx6

## What is CVE-2024-23806?

CVE-2024-23806 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HID iCLASS SE reader configuration cards, published on 7 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sensitive data can be extracted from HID iCLASS SE reader configuration cards. This could include credential and device administrator keys.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23806?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hidglobal Iclass Se Reader Configuration Cards Firmware, Hidglobal Omnikey Secure Elements Reader Configuration Cards Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23806?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-23806 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23806 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23806 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23806 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HID iCLASS SE reader configuration cards, published on 7 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-2024-23806 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HID iCLASS SE reader configuration cards. 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-2024-23806/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23806/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23806
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23806
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23806

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23806/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.