# CVE-2024-31415: Hardcoded credentials in Foreseer

> Insecure storage of encryption keys in Eaton Foreseer allows attackers to modify or remove external server configurations.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-573v-9j9r-xm6w

## What is CVE-2024-31415?

CVE-2024-31415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton Foreseer, published on 13 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Eaton Foreseer software provides the feasibility for the user to configure external servers for multiple purposes such as network management, user management, etc. The software uses encryption to store these configurations securely on the host machine. However, the keys used for this encryption were insecurely stored, which could be abused to possibly change or remove the server configuration.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31415?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eaton Foreseer Electrical Power Monitoring System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-31415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-31415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Eaton Foreseer

- [CVE-2022-33859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33859/): Unrestricted file upload in Eaton Foreseer EPMS (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-31414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31414/): Cross-site scripting in Foreseer (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2024-31416](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31416/): Integer overflow in Foreseer (medium 5.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-31415 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-31415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton Foreseer, published on 13 Sep 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-2024-31415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Eaton Foreseer. 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-2024-31415/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31415/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31415
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31415
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31415

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31415/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.