# CVE-2024-50588: Unprotected Exposed Firebird Database with default credentials

> An attacker can use default credentials to access the Firebird database, read sensitive patient data, and execute arbitrary code on the server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xpw-v6vw-79jf

## What is CVE-2024-50588?

CVE-2024-50588 is a critical vulnerability in HASOMED Elefant, published on 8 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An unauthenticated attacker with access to the local network of the 
medical office can use known default credentials to gain remote DBA 
access to the Elefant Firebird database. The data in the database 
includes patient data and login credentials among other sensitive data. 
In addition, this enables an attacker to create and overwrite arbitrary 
files on the server filesystem with the rights of the Firebird database 
("NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM").

Weakness: CWE-419 (Unprotected Primary Channel), CWE-1393 (Use of Default Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50588?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-50588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-50588 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50588 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50588 is a critical vulnerability in HASOMED Elefant, published on 8 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50588 exists.

Affected product: HASOMED Elefant. 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-2024-50588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.