Fortra FileCatalyst Direct/FileCatalyst Workflow hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Fortra FileCatalyst Direct and FileCatalyst Workflow. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded password. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-5275. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortra FileCatalyst Direct and FileCatalyst Workflow (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A hard-coded password in the FileCatalyst TransferAgent can be found which can be used to unlock the keystore from which contents may be read out, for example, the private key for certificates. Exploit of this vulnerability could lead to a machine-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack against users of the agent. This issue affects all versions of FileCatalyst Direct from 3.8.10 Build 138 and earlier and all versions of FileCatalyst Workflow from 5.1.6 Build 130 and earlier.

The weakness was released by Greg. The advisory is shared at fortra.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-5275 since 05/23/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1078.001 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

05/23/2024 🔍
06/18/2024 +26 days 🔍
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06/19/2024 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fortra.com
Researcher: Greg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5275 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5275
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268881

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2024 16:42
Updated: 06/19/2024 13:34
Changes: 06/18/2024 16:42 (59), 06/19/2024 13:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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