# CVE-2024-54772: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can enumerate valid user accounts by analyzing response size discrepancies in the Winbox service, exposing potential targets for further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72px-4jm6-9942

## What is CVE-2024-54772?

CVE-2024-54772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, published on 11 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in the Winbox service of MikroTik RouterOS long-term release v6.43.13 through v6.49.13 and stable v6.43 through v7.17.2. A patch is available in the stable release v6.49.18. A discrepancy in response size between connection attempts made with a valid username and those with an invalid username allows attackers to enumerate for valid accounts.

Weakness: CWE-208 (Observable Timing Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54772?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mikrotik Routeros.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-54772?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-54772 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-54772 exists.

Public exploit code:

- This repo contains the exploit for CVE-2024-54772 (github_poc): https://github.com/deauther890/CVE-2024-54772
- https://github.com/Seven11Eleven/CVE-2024-54772 (github_poc): https://github.com/Seven11Eleven/CVE-2024-54772
- MikroTik WinBox <= 6.49.17 - Username Enumeration (nuclei)

## Other vulnerabilities in Mikrotik Routeros

- [CVE-2018-7445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7445/): MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-86060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86060/): MikroTik RouterOS Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command (critical 9.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-14847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14847/): MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-67277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67277/): MikroTik RouterOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-67279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67279/): Mikrotik RouterOS Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow (medium 6.9, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-54772 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-54772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, published on 11 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-54772 exists.

Affected product: Mikrotik Routeros. 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-2024-54772/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54772/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54772
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54772
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-54772

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54772/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.