Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-48987

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 11 October 2024

Published
11 October 2024
Modified
22 May 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0273 86.3th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-48987 is a medium-severity Use of Default Password (CWE-1393) vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It. Its CVSS base score is 6.6 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 13.7% 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

Snipe-IT before 7.0.10 allows remote code execution (associated with cookie serialization) when an attacker knows the APP_KEY. This is exacerbated by .env files, available from the product's repository, that have default APP_KEY values.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

snipeitapp
snipe-it
≤ 7.0.10

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.

addresses: CWE-1393

Changing default authenticators prior to first use prevents use of default passwords.

addresses: CWE-1393

Requires authentication that meets guidelines, avoiding default passwords for cryptographic module access.

addresses: CWE-1393

Threat awareness programs disseminate botnet and scanning activity tied to default passwords, driving organizations to change or enforce non-default credentials before mass exploitation occurs.

References