# CVE-2024-5631: Information disclosure in NVR3608PGE2W

> An on-path attacker can eavesdrop on unencrypted login credentials transmitted during password changes, allowing access to video streams.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-37h9-9838-7j9c

## What is CVE-2024-5631?

CVE-2024-5631 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Longse Technology NVR3608PGE2W, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Longse NVR (Network Video Recorder) model NVR3608PGE2W, as well as products based on this device, are transmitting user's login and password to a remote control service without using any encryption. This enables an on-path attacker to eavesdrop the credentials and subsequently obtain access to the video stream. 
The credentials are being sent when a user decides to change his password in router's portal.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5631?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-5631?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5631 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5631 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5631 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Longse Technology NVR3608PGE2W, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Longse Technology NVR3608PGE2W. 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-2024-5631/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5631/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5631
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5631
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5631

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5631/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.