Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-23687

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 19 January 2024

Published
19 January 2024
Modified
29 November 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0054 68.2th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-23687 is a critical-severity Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798) vulnerability in Openlibraryfoundation Mod-Data-Export-Spring. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Valid Accounts (T1078); ranked in the top 31.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Hard-coded credentials in FOLIO mod-data-export-spring versions before 1.5.4 and from 2.0.0 to 2.0.2 allows unauthenticated users to access critical APIs, modify user data, modify configurations including single-sign-on, and manipulate fees/fines.

CWE(s)
CWE-798

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
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T1098 Account Manipulation Persistence
Adversaries may manipulate accounts to maintain and/or elevate access to victim systems.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1685 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Impairment
Adversaries may disable, degrade, or tamper with security tools or applications (e.
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Why these techniques?

Hard-coded credentials in public-facing FOLIO module enable exploitation of public-facing application (T1190), valid account usage (T1078), user data and account manipulation (T1098), and defense impairment via SSO/configuration modifications (T1562).

Affected Assets

openlibraryfoundation
mod-data-export-spring
≤ 1.5.4 · 2.0.0 — 2.0.2

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AC-9 Previous Logon Notification
addresses: CWE-798

Enables users to notice when hard-coded credentials have been exploited for unauthorized access.

AT-3 Role-based Training
addresses: CWE-798

Security training explicitly warns against hard-coded credentials, lowering their use in systems.

IA-1 Policy and Procedures
addresses: CWE-798

Policy and procedures prohibit hard-coded credentials in favor of managed authentication.

IA-13 Identity Providers and Authorization Servers
addresses: CWE-798

External identity providers eliminate the need for hard-coded credentials in applications.

IA-5 Authenticator Management
addresses: CWE-798

Changing default authenticators prior to first use and protecting content prevents use of hard-coded credentials.

PL-9 Central Management
addresses: CWE-798

Central credential stores and rotation policies remove the need for hard-coded credentials in configuration files or code.

PM-16 Threat Awareness Program
addresses: CWE-798

Intelligence programs surface reports of campaigns that abuse hard-coded credentials in products, prompting removal or replacement and thereby reducing successful exploitation.

PM-3 Information Security and Privacy Resources
addresses: CWE-798

Planned investment enables secure credential storage and management systems instead of hard-coded credentials.

References