# CVE-2024-3706: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in OpenGnsys

> An attacker can view a backup PHP file to steal database credentials, compromising the OpenGnsys application.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g949-gmj8-65gh

## What is CVE-2024-3706?

CVE-2024-3706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenGnsys, published on 12 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Information exposure vulnerability in OpenGnsys affecting version 1.1.1d (Espeto). This vulnerability allows an attacker to view a php backup file (controlaccess.php-LAST) where database credentials are stored.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3706?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opengnsys Opengnsys.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenGnsys

- [CVE-2024-3704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3704/): SQL Injection vulnerability in OpenGnsys (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-3705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3705/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in OpenGnsys (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-3707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3707/): Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing vulnerability in OpenGnsys (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3706 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenGnsys, published on 12 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-2024-3706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenGnsys. 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-2024-3706/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3706/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3706
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3706
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3706

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3706/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.