# CVE-2024-9554: Sovell Smart Canteen System Password Reset suanfa.py Check_ET_CheckPwdz201 authorization

> Attackers can bypass authorization in the password reset handler of Sovell Smart Canteen System, potentially gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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:** 6 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qj4-v6wx-pr53

## What is CVE-2024-9554?

CVE-2024-9554 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Sovell Smart Canteen System, published on 6 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sovell Smart Canteen System up to 3.0.7303.30513. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Check_ET_CheckPwdz201 of the file suanfa.py of the component Password Reset Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9554?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-9554?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9554 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9554 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9554 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9554 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9554 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Sovell Smart Canteen System, published on 6 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9554 exists.

Affected product: Sovell Smart Canteen System. 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-2024-9554/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9554/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9554
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9554
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9554

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9554/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.