# CVE-2024-42495: Hughes Network Systems WL3000 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

> Attackers can intercept unencrypted credentials to gain read-only access to network and terminal configuration data on Hughes WL3000 devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA: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:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xpqq-5557-v5jm

## What is CVE-2024-42495?

CVE-2024-42495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hughes Network Systems WL3000 Fusion Software, published on 5 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Credentials to access device configuration were transmitted using an unencrypted protocol. These credentials would allow read-only access to network configuration information and terminal configuration data.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42495?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Echostar Fusion.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hughes Network Systems WL3000 Fusion Software

- [CVE-2024-39278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39278/): Hughes Network Systems Insufficiently Protected Credentials (medium 4.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hughes Network Systems WL3000 Fusion Software, published on 5 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-2024-42495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hughes Network Systems WL3000 Fusion Software. 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-2024-42495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42495/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42495

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42495/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.