# CVE-2024-5960: Plaintext Storage of a Password in Eliz Software's Panel

> Attackers can access stored passwords in plaintext, potentially leading to account takeover and unauthorized data access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9fcx-vcgw-ccc6

## What is CVE-2024-5960?

CVE-2024-5960 is a critical vulnerability in Eliz Software Panel, published on 18 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability in Eliz Software Panel allows : Use of Known Domain Credentials.

This issue affects Panel: before v2.3.24.

Weakness: CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5960?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Elizsoftware Panel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Eliz Software Panel

- [CVE-2024-5958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5958/): SQLi in Eliz Software's Panel (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2024-6877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6877/): Reflected XSS in Eliz Software's Panel (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2024-5959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5959/): Stored XSS in Eliz Software's Panel (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5960 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5960 is a critical vulnerability in Eliz Software Panel, published on 18 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Eliz Software Panel. 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-2024-5960/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5960/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5960
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5960
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5960

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5960/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.