# CVE-2024-45744: TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG password manager stores external credentials insecurely

> Authenticated attackers with file system access can read configuration files to decrypt and steal external credentials stored by TopBraid EDG.

- **Severity:** Low 3.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xf3-x93c-2ch6

## What is CVE-2024-45744?

CVE-2024-45744 is a low-severity vulnerability in TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG, published on 27 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG stores external credentials insecurely. An authenticated attacker with file system access can read edg-setup.properites and obtain the secret to decrypt external passwords stored in edg-vault.properties. An authenticated attacker could gain file system access using a separate vulnerability such as CVE-2024-45745. At least version 7.1.3 is affected. Version 7.3 adds HashiCorp Vault integration that does not store external passwords locally. Version 8.3.0 warns when using plain text secrets.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information), CWE-257 (Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45744?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Topquadrant Topbraid Edg.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG

- [CVE-2024-45745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45745/): TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG JavaScript console XXE (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45744 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45744 is a low-severity vulnerability in TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG, published on 27 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG. 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-2024-45744/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45744/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45744
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45744
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45744

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45744/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.