# CVE-2024-41687: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Vulnerability

> Remote attackers can intercept cleartext passwords transmitted over HTTP, leading to unauthorized access to the SyroTech GPON router.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q2fj-w5rc-hrq8

## What is CVE-2024-41687?

CVE-2024-41687 is a high-severity vulnerability in SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT router, published on 26 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

This vulnerability exists in SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT Router due to transmission of password in plain text. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by intercepting transmission within an HTTP session on the vulnerable system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the targeted system.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41687?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Syrotech Sy-Gpon-1110-Wdont Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-41687?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41687 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-41687 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41687 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT router

- [CVE-2025-63729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63729/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2024-41686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41686/): Password Policy Bypass Vulnerability (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-41688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41688/): Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2024-41690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41690/): Default Credential Storage in Plaintext Vulnerability (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2024-41691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41691/): Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41687 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-41687 is a high-severity vulnerability in SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT router, published on 26 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41687 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT router. 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-2024-41687/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41687/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41687
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41687
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41687

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41687/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.