Steinbeis Allegra 7.5.0.24 hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Steinbeis Allegra 7.5.0.24. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-51638. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Steinbeis Allegra 7.5.0.24. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Allegra Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Allegra. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of a database. The issue results from the use of a hardcoded password. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-22360.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-51638 since 12/20/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at trackplus.com.

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• Steinbeis

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• Allegra

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• 7.5.0.24

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