# CVE-2024-53356: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Hardcoded JWT secret allows remote attackers to forge tokens and escalate privileges in EasyVirt DCScope and CO2Scope applications.

- **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:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5pcx-4fpr-p436

## What is CVE-2024-53356?

CVE-2024-53356 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Weak JWT Secret vulnerabilitiy in EasyVirt DCScope <= 8.6.0 and CO2Scope <= 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to generate JWT for privilege escalation. The HMAC secret used for generating tokens is hardcoded as "somerandomaccesstoken". A weak HMAC secret poses a risk because attackers can use the predictable secret to create valid JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), allowing them access to important information and actions within the application.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53356?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Easyvirt Co2scope, Easyvirt Dcscope.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53356?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-53356 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-53356 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-55062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55062/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-57587](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57587/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-53355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53355/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-53357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53357/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-53354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53354/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53356 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53356 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2025. 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-2024-53356 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-53356/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53356/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53356
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53356
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53356

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53356/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.