# CVE-2024-4679: Folder Permission Vulnerability in JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent

> Incorrect default folder permissions in Hitachi JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent allow local attackers to manipulate files.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 2 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h7px-888w-gwqm

## What is CVE-2024-4679?

CVE-2024-4679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent, published on 2 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent for Windows, Hitachi JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent on Windows, Hitachi Job Management Partner1/Extensible SNMP Agent on Windows allows File Manipulation.This issue affects JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent for Windows: from 12-00 before 12-00-01, from 11-00 through 11-00-*; JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent: from 10-10 through 10-10-01, from 10-00 through 10-00-02, from 09-00 through 09-00-04; Job Management Partner1/Extensible SNMP Agent: from 10-10 through 10-10-01, from 10-00 through 10-00-02, from 09-00 through 09-00-04.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4679?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-4679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4679 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent, published on 2 Jul 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-2024-4679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hitachi JP1/Extensible SNMP Agent. 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-2024-4679/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4679/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4679
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4679
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4679

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4679/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.