CVE-2024-8005
Published: 20 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-8005 is a medium-severity Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798) vulnerability in Demozx Gf Cms. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 41.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-48880
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in demozx gf_cms 1.0/1.0.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function init of the file internal/logic/auth/auth.go of the component JWT Authentication. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to initiate the…
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attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.0.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named be702ada7cb6fdabc02689d90b38139c827458a5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Enables users to notice when hard-coded credentials have been exploited for unauthorized access.
Security training explicitly warns against hard-coded credentials, lowering their use in systems.
Policy and procedures prohibit hard-coded credentials in favor of managed authentication.
External identity providers eliminate the need for hard-coded credentials in applications.
Changing default authenticators prior to first use and protecting content prevents use of hard-coded credentials.
Central credential stores and rotation policies remove the need for hard-coded credentials in configuration files or code.
Intelligence programs surface reports of campaigns that abuse hard-coded credentials in products, prompting removal or replacement and thereby reducing successful exploitation.
Planned investment enables secure credential storage and management systems instead of hard-coded credentials.