CVE-2024-4740
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 · uneditedMXsecurity software versions v1.1.0 and prior are vulnerable because of the use of hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to tamper with sensitive data.
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 confidenceMXsecurity software versions v1.1.0 and prior contain hard-coded credentials embedded in the application code or configuration, allowing authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive functions and tamper with sensitive data.
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<= 1.1.0CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 installed Mxsecurity versionAccess the Mxsecurity admin interface or check the software package/binary version information using the system's package manager or application 'About' sectionAffected if The installed version is 1.1.0 or any earlier version (e.g., 1.0.x)
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Locate configuration filesSearch the Mxsecurity installation directory for configuration files such as config.xml, application.properties, settings.conf, or similar files that store credentialsAffected if Configuration files contain embedded username/password strings that appear hard-coded rather than dynamically loaded from environment variables or secrets vaults
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Examine application binaries or scriptsInspect Mxsecurity executable files, scripts, or DLLs using text search tools (e.g., grep, strings) for known credential patterns like 'password=', 'username=', 'api_key=', or base64-encoded credential stringsAffected if Binary or script files contain hard-coded plaintext or obfuscated credentials used for authentication
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Review database connection settingsCheck database configuration files or connection strings within the Mxsecurity installation for embedded usernames and passwordsAffected if Database credentials are stored in plain text within configuration files rather than being retrieved from a secure secrets manager
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Check for default credential referencesSearch installation directories for files named 'credentials', 'keys', 'secrets', or containing terms like 'default_password', 'admin_password', or 'hardcoded'Affected if Files contain default or hard-coded credential values that would be identical across installations
A user is affected if their Moxa Mxsecurity installation is version 1.1.0 or earlier AND contains hard-coded credentials in configuration files, application code, or scripts.
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 all hard-coded credentials with dynamic secrets management (e.g., environment variables, secure vaults) and implement credential rotation; verify all authentication pathways after remediation.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-4740 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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