CVE-2024-53356

Summary

CVE-2024-53356 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting EasyVirt DCScope versions 8.6.0 and older, as well as CO2Scope versions 1.3.0 and below. This weakness allows remote attackers to exploit a hardcoded HMAC secret used for generating JSON Web Tokens (JWTs). Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to produce valid JWTs with elevated privileges, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information and actions within the application. The default secret, "somerandomaccesstoken," is predictable, significantly increasing the risk of unauthorized token generation and potential privilege escalation.

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