# CVE-2024-6118: Hamastar MeetingHub Paperless Meetings - Plaintext Storage of a Password

> Remote attackers can obtain other users' credentials via an XML file, leading to unauthorized access to the product.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xpwg-9vrv-hq2j

## What is CVE-2024-6118?

CVE-2024-6118 is a critical vulnerability in Hamastar Technology MeetingHub Paperless Meetings, published on 5 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability in ebooknote function in Hamastar MeetingHub Paperless Meetings 2021 allows remote attackers to obtain the other users’ credentials and gain access to the product via an XML file.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6118?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hamastar Meetinghub Paperless Meetings.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hamastar Technology MeetingHub Paperless Meetings

- [CVE-2026-1331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1331/): AMASTAR Technology｜MeetingHub - Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-6117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6117/): Hamastar MeetingHub Paperless Meetings - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-1330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1330/): HAMASTAR Technology｜MeetingHub - Arbitrary File Read (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-1332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1332/): HAMASTAR Technology｜MeetingHub - Missing Authentication (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6118 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6118 is a critical vulnerability in Hamastar Technology MeetingHub Paperless Meetings, published on 5 Aug 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-2024-6118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hamastar Technology MeetingHub Paperless Meetings. 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-2024-6118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6118/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6118
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6118
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6118

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6118/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.