CVE-2024-56516 free-one-api uses md5 for password storage
Attackers can crack user passwords due to weak MD5 hashing, potentially leading to credential theft and unauthorized access to the LLM API service.
- 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-2024-56516?
CVE-2024-56516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in RockChinQ free-one-api, published on 30 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
free-one-api allows users to access large language model reverse engineering libraries through the standard OpenAI API format. In versions up to and including 1.0.1, MD5 is used to hash passwords before sending them to the backend. MD5 is a cryptographically broken hashing algorithm and is no longer considered secure for password storage or transmission. It is vulnerable to collision attacks and can be easily cracked using modern hardware, exposing user credentials to potential compromise. As of time of publication, a replacement for MD5 has not been committed to the free-one-api GitHub repository.
Weakness: CWE-328
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56516?
How do I fix CVE-2024-56516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-56516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36cc-58vm-wm4h.