CVE-2024-24554
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 · uneditedBludit uses predictable methods in combination with the MD5 hashing algorithm to generate sensitive tokens such as the API token and the user token. This allows attackers to authenticate against the Bludit API.
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 · moderate confidenceBludit CMS uses a predictable method combined with the broken MD5 hashing algorithm to generate API tokens and user tokens. Since MD5 is cryptographically weak and the generation method is predictable, attackers can compute valid tokens offline and authenticate to the Bludit API without credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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>= 3.14.0, <= 3.15.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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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Identify Bludit CMS versionLocate the version file or dashboard information in your Bludit installation and note the exact version numberAffected if The installed version is 3.14.0, 3.15.0, or any version between them (>= 3.14.0 and <= 3.15.0)
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Confirm API functionality is enabledCheck your Bludit configuration files or admin settings to determine whether the Bludit API is turned onAffected if The API is enabled and accessible on your server, allowing external authentication attempts
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Locate token configurationExamine the Bludit configuration directory for user or API token settings, typically found in the users directory or configuration filesAffected if Token files exist and contain MD5-hashed values rather than cryptographically random tokens
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Inspect token generation methodReview the source code or any custom scripts responsible for generating API tokens to identify if they use MD5 hashingAffected if The token generation uses MD5 hashing or any predictable method rather than cryptographically secure random generation
You are affected if your Bludit installation is version 3.14.0 through 3.15.0 inclusive and the API is enabled, allowing attackers to compute valid tokens offline using the weak MD5-based generation method.
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 MD5-based token generation with cryptographically secure random tokens (e.g., using random_bytes() or similar) and invalidate all existing tokens, forcing re-generation.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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