# CVE-2024-7293: Password policy for new users is not strong enough

> Weak password requirements in Telerik Report Server allow attackers to brute force new user accounts, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gc35-q76c-xj63

## What is CVE-2024-7293?

CVE-2024-7293 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation Telerik Report Server, published on 9 Oct 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

In Progress® Telerik® Report Server versions prior to 2024 Q3 (10.2.24.806), a password brute forcing attack is possible through weak password requirements.

Weakness: CWE-521 (Weak Password Requirements)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7293?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Telerik Reporting.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Corporation Telerik Report Server

- [CVE-2024-8014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8014/): Telerik Reporting EntityDataSource Insecure Type Resolution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-6096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6096/): Unsafe Deserialization Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-1856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1856/): Progress Telerik Reporting Remote Deserialization Vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-7840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7840/): Improper neutralization special element in hyperlinks (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-8048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8048/): Telerik Reporting Insecure Expression Evaluation (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7293 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation Telerik Report Server, published on 9 Oct 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-2024-7293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Software Corporation Telerik Report Server. 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-2024-7293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7293/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7293

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7293/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.