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Information ExposureWeakness · CWE-200

CVE-2024-48310

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-28
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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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
AutoLib Software Systems OPAC v20.10 was discovered to have multiple API keys exposed within the source code. Attackers may use these keys to access the backend API or 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 · high confidence

AutoLib Software Systems OPAC v20.10 contains hardcoded API keys embedded in the source code. Attackers who obtain source code access or reverse-engineer the application can retrieve these keys to authenticate to the backend API and access sensitive data. This is a credentials exposure vulnerability stemming from the anti-pattern of storing secrets in plaintext within source code.

MitigationRemove all hardcoded API keys from the source code and replace with a secure secrets management solution such as environment variables, a secrets vault, or a configuration management system. Immediately rotate any exposed keys to prevent continued unauthorized access.

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CVSS 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
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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify AutoLib OPAC installation and version
    Locate the AutoLib Software Systems OPAC application on your system and determine its installed version. Check installation directories, about pages, or version files typically found in the application root or documentation folders.
    Affected if The installed version matches v20.10 or falls within the affected version range.
  2. Locate source code files
    Find the application's source code directory. Common locations include the application installation folder, a separate source code repository, or the deployment package. Look for file extensions such as .js, .java, .cs, .php, .py, or similar depending on the technology stack.
    Affected if You have access to the application's source code.
  3. Search for hardcoded API key patterns
    Search the source code for common API key patterns: look for string literals containing words like 'api_key', 'apikey', 'APIKey', 'secret', 'token', 'auth' in combination with hardcoded alphanumeric strings. Use grep or similar tools with patterns like 'api[key_]*[=:]\s*["\']([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)["\']' or manually inspect configuration and service files.
    Affected if Source code contains plaintext strings that appear to be API keys or authentication tokens.
  4. Examine configuration and service files
    Inspect files typically containing credentials such as config files, settings files, connection strings, and service integration modules. Look for hardcoded values in files named similarly to config, settings, constants, keys, auth, or service-related modules.
    Affected if Configuration or constants files contain plaintext API keys or secrets.
  5. Check for reverse-engineered binaries
    If you have deployed binaries or compiled applications, examine them for embedded strings that may reveal API keys. Use string extraction tools on compiled binaries to search for exposed credentials.
    Affected if Extracted strings from binaries reveal hardcoded API keys or authentication credentials.

You are affected if the AutoLib OPAC v20.10 source code or binaries contain hardcoded plaintext API keys that could be retrieved through source code access or binary analysis.

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 all hardcoded API keys from the source code and replace with a secure secrets management solution such as environment variables, a secrets vault, or a configuration management system. Immediately rotate any exposed keys to prevent continued unauthorized access.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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