CVE-2024-55928
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 · uneditedXerox Workplace Suite exposes sensitive secrets in clear text, both locally and remotely. This vulnerability allows attackers to intercept or access secrets without encryption
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 confidenceXerox Workplace Suite stores and transmits sensitive secrets (such as credentials, API keys, or tokens) in clear text without encryption. This allows local attackers with file system access or remote attackers intercepting network traffic to obtain these secrets in plaintext, enabling credential theft and lateral movement.
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< 5.6.701.9CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Xerox Workplace Suite versionLocate the installed Xerox Workplace Suite version in the application UI under About/Help, or check the installation directory for version information filesAffected if The installed version is lower than 5.6.701.9
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Locate configuration files storing credentialsSearch the application data directory for configuration files (XML, JSON, INI, or properties files) that may contain stored credentials, API keys, or tokensAffected if Credentials, API keys, or tokens are found stored in plaintext within configuration files
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Inspect database or storage files for secretsExamine the application database files or local storage where the application persists data for any unencrypted sensitive valuesAffected if Sensitive secrets are stored in plaintext in database or local storage files
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Capture network traffic for credential transmissionUse a network packet capture tool to inspect outbound connections from the Xerox Workplace Suite for plaintext transmission of credentials or tokensAffected if Credentials or tokens are transmitted over the network in clear text (not TLS encrypted)
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Review log files for plaintext secretsCheck application log files for any entries that may contain credentials, API keys, or tokens logged in plaintextAffected if Sensitive secrets appear in plaintext within application logs
A user is affected if their Xerox Workplace Suite version is below 5.6.701.9 and they have sensitive credentials stored or transmitted without encryption in their environment.
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 data5.6.701.9
Implement encryption for all sensitive secrets at rest (local storage) and in transit (network communication), and ensure proper key management practices are followed.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-55928 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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