CVE-2024-53357
Exposed Creds in Easyvirt Co2Scope ≤ 1.3.0
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-53357 is a high-severity Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798) vulnerability in Easyvirt Co2Scope. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked at the 40th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-5 (Authenticator Management) and SC-12 (Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-53357 involves multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities affecting EasyVirt DCScope versions up to and including 8.6.0 and CO2Scope versions up to and including 1.3.0. These flaws exist in various API endpoints related to user, group, and role management, such as /api/user/addalias, /api/user/updatealiasroute, /api/user/delalias, /api/user/aliases, /api/user/adduserroute, /api/user/updateuser, /api/user/deluser, /api/user/usersroute, /api/user/addrole, /api/user/updaterole, /api/user/delrole, and /api/user/roles. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) and is associated with CWE-798.
Remote authenticated attackers with low privileges can exploit these SQL injection vulnerabilities to perform unauthorized administrative actions. This includes adding an admin user, modifying users, deleting users, retrieving user lists, adding a root group, modifying groups, deleting groups, retrieving groups, adding an admin role, modifying roles, deleting roles, and retrieving roles. Such actions enable privilege escalation and full control over user management within the affected applications.
The primary advisory reference is available at https://github.com/Elymaro/CVE/blob/main/EasyVirt/CVE-2024-53357.md, which provides further details on the vulnerability. No specific patch or mitigation information is detailed in the available data.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51956
Vulnerability Data
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in EasyVirt DCScope <= 8.6.0 and CO2Scope <= 1.3.0 allows remote authenticated attackers, with low privileges, to (1) add an admin user via the /api/user/addalias route; (2) modifiy a user via the /api/user/updatealiasroute; (4) delete users…
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via the /api/user/delalias route; (4) get users via the /api/user/aliases route; (5) add a root group via the /api/user/adduserroute; (6) modifiy a group via the /api/user/updateuser route; (7) delete a group via the /api/user/deluser route; (8) get groups via the /api/user/usersroute; (9) add an admin role via the /api/user/addrole route; (10) modifiy a role via the /api/user/updaterole route; (11) delete a role via the /api/user/delrole route; (12) get roles via the /api/user/roles route.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Authenticator management requires secure distribution and handling of credentials, structurally discouraging hard-coded values.
Cryptographic key management mandates proper establishment and handling instead of embedding keys in code.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.AA-01's credential/key-management processes can reduce the incentive to embed secrets but do not address or detect hard-coded values in source code, so the weakness remains fully possible.
PR.AA-02 addresses human identity proofing and per-person credential issuance at enrollment; it has no bearing on whether developers embed static credentials in software.
PR.DS-01 addresses encryption and integrity of stored data but never touches credential or key management practices, so it neither prevents hard-coded credentials nor removes any of their risk.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Education on secure configuration practices discourages technical staff from embedding or relying on hard-coded credentials in systems and applications.
Secure key-generation, distribution and storage procedures reduce the likelihood that hard-coded or default cryptographic keys will be introduced or left unprotected.
Explicit prohibition of hard-coded passwords and unauthenticated external services stops credentials from being embedded directly in source code.
Contractual requirements for secure coding practices and evidence of testing make it less likely that hard-coded credentials will be introduced or remain undetected in delivered code.
Requiring independent oversight and timely disabling of non-human identities makes it harder for hard-coded or long-lived credentials to remain exploitable.
Mandating immediate replacement of vendor-supplied default credentials eliminates the use of hard-coded or factory passwords that attackers can trivially obtain from documentation or firmware.