# CVE-2024-29844: Hardcoded credentials in Evolution Controller

> Attackers can use default credentials to log in and perform administrative functions on the Evolution Controller web interface.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r73j-m9r2-mwv8

## What is CVE-2024-29844?

CVE-2024-29844 is a critical vulnerability in CS Technologies Australia Evolution Controller, published on 14 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Default credentials on the Web Interface of Evolution Controller 2.x allows anyone to log in to the server directly to perform administrative functions. Upon installation or upon first login, the application does not ask the user to change the password. There is no warning or prompt to ask the user to change the default password.

Weakness: CWE-1392 (Use of Default Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29844?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cs-Technologies Evolution.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-29844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-29844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CS Technologies Australia Evolution Controller

- [CVE-2024-29836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29836/): Broken Authentication on USER_CHANGE in Evolution Controller allows unauthenticated account creation and takeover (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29837/): Poor session management in Evolution Controller allows administrator functionality for unauthenticated connections (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-29838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29838/): Unsanitised variable on DAL_ADD in Evolution Controller causes application level denial of service and crash (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-29839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29839/): Missing authorization in Evolution Controller (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-29840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29840/): Missing authorization in Evolution Controller (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-29844 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-29844 is a critical vulnerability in CS Technologies Australia Evolution Controller, published on 14 Apr 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-2024-29844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CS Technologies Australia Evolution Controller. 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-2024-29844/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29844/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29844
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29844
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29844

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29844/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.