CVE-2024-55557 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-55557 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-55557 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 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-2024-55557 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-2024-55557/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55557/index.md)
Weasis uses a hardcoded key for proxy credential encryption, allowing attackers to decrypt stored proxy credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-55557?
CVE-2024-55557 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric encryption of proxy credentials.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55557?
How do I fix CVE-2024-55557?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-55557 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-55557 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65c3-x7x6-jmfm.