# CVE-2024-43694: goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

> An attacker with device access can decrypt stored keys and broadcast communications due to insecure storage of encryption keys with a static IV.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rqp2-49p2-7346

## What is CVE-2024-43694?

CVE-2024-43694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin, published on 26 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin application, the encryption keys are 
stored along with a static IV on the device. This allows for complete 
decryption of keys stored on the device. This allows an attacker to 
decrypt all encrypted broadcast communications based on broadcast keys 
stored on the device.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43694?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gotenna Atak Plugin.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-43694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin

- [CVE-2024-41715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41715/): goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin Observable Response Discrepancy (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-43694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin, published on 26 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-2024-43694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin. 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-2024-43694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43694/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43694/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.