Hard-coded CredentialsWeakness · CWE-798

CVE-2024-33329

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-26
Mitigation only
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A hardcoded privileged ID within Lumisxp v15.0.x to v16.1.x allows attackers to bypass authentication and access internal pages and other sensitive information.

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 confidence

A hardcoded privileged ID exists in Lumisxp versions v15.0.x through v16.1.x that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to internal pages and sensitive information.

MitigationRemove the hardcoded privileged ID from the codebase and implement proper dynamic authentication mechanisms; update to a patched version once available.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 checks

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  1. Identify installed Lumisxp version
    Check the Lumisxp application version number through the admin interface, version file, or system information page. This is typically displayed in the About section or in a version.json/version.xml file within the application directory.
    Affected if The installed version falls within v15.0.x through v16.1.x inclusive.
  2. Locate hardcoded privileged ID in source code
    Search the Lumisxp application source code for hardcoded authentication tokens, privileged IDs, or secret keys. Use grep or similar tools to search for patterns such as hardcoded strings related to authentication, privileged access, or API keys in configuration and source files.
    Affected if A hardcoded privileged ID or authentication token is found in the codebase that grants elevated access without proper dynamic authentication.
  3. Verify authentication mechanism configuration
    Examine the authentication configuration files (such as web.xml, application.properties, or custom auth modules) to determine whether authentication is using dynamic credential validation or relying on a static/hardcoded ID.
    Affected if The authentication configuration relies on a static hardcoded ID rather than dynamic user credential validation.
  4. Test for unauthenticated access to internal pages
    Attempt to access internal or administrative pages without providing valid user credentials, or by using the hardcoded ID if discovered, to verify if authentication bypass is possible.
    Affected if Internal pages or sensitive information are accessible without valid user authentication.

If Lumisxp version is between v15.0.x and v16.1.x and a hardcoded privileged ID exists in the codebase that bypasses authentication, the environment is affected by this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Remove the hardcoded privileged ID from the codebase and implement proper dynamic authentication mechanisms; update to a patched version once available.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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