#VU110091 Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Beego - CVE-2024-55885

Vulnerability identifier: #VU110091

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55885

CWE-ID: CWE-327

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Beego
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: beego Framework

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify data on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to beego use MD5 as a hashing algorithm and MD5 is no longer considered secure against well-funded opponents due to its vulnerability to collision attacks. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to modify data on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Beego: 0.6.0 - 2.3.3

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External links
https://github.com/beego/beego/commit/e7fa4835f71f47ab1d13afd638cebf661800d5a4
https://github.com/beego/beego/security/advisories/GHSA-9j3m-fr7q-jxfw

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.