CVE-2024-11619
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in macrozheng mall up to 1.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component JWT Token Handler. The manipulation leads to use of default cryptographic key. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. Instead the issue posted on GitHub got deleted without any explanation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe mall project up to version 1.0.3 contains a JWT Token Handler that uses a default cryptographic key for signing tokens instead of a unique, securely generated key. An attacker who discovers this default key can forge JWT tokens and impersonate any user in the system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed mall versionLocate the project version in build files (pom.xml, build.gradle), configuration files, or the application startup banner. Compare against the affected range.Affected if Version is 1.0.3 or lower
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Locate JWT configurationInspect application configuration files (application.yml, application.properties, or similar) for JWT-related settings such as jwt.secret, jwt.key, jwt.signing-key, or token.secret.Affected if JWT configuration exists in the project
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Identify the JWT signing key valueExamine the JWT configuration to retrieve the actual key value being used for token signing.Affected if The key is a default, placeholder, or weak value (such as 'mall', 'secret', '123456', or a common default key found in the project source code) rather than a unique cryptographically strong key
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Verify key is not environment-basedCheck whether the JWT key is hardcoded in configuration files or if it references an environment variable/secrets manager.Affected if The key is hardcoded in plain text configuration rather than loaded from a secure external source
Affected if running mall version 1.0.3 or lower AND the JWT signing key matches the project's default key rather than being a unique, securely generated value.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace the default JWT signing key with a cryptographically strong, unique key stored securely in environment variables or a secrets management system, then invalidate all existing tokens.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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