# CVE-2024-5813: SSH Private Key Leak in BeyondInsight PasswordSafe

> An authenticated high-privilege attacker can leak SSH private keys from the server response in BeyondInsight PasswordSafe.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4p3j-h7w5-q76v

## What is CVE-2024-5813?

CVE-2024-5813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BeyondTrust BeyondInsight PasswordSafe, published on 11 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A medium severity vulnerability in BIPS has been identified where an authenticated attacker with high privileges can access the SSH private keys via an information leak in the server response.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5813?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Beyondtrust Beyondinsight Password Safe.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5813?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5813 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BeyondTrust BeyondInsight PasswordSafe

- [CVE-2024-5812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5812/): Smart Rule Overwrite Bypass in BeyondInsight PasswordSafe (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5813 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BeyondTrust BeyondInsight PasswordSafe, published on 11 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BeyondTrust BeyondInsight PasswordSafe. 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-2024-5813/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5813/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5813
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5813
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5813

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5813/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.