{"id":"CVE-2024-45744","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG password manager stores external credentials insecurely","description":"TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG stores external credentials insecurely. An authenticated attacker with file system access can read edg-setup.properites and obtain the secret to decrypt external passwords stored in edg-vault.properties. An authenticated attacker could gain file system access using a separate vulnerability such as CVE-2024-45745. At least version 7.1.3 is affected. Version 7.3 adds HashiCorp Vault integration that does not store external passwords locally. Version 8.3.0 warns when using plain text secrets.","publishedAt":"2024-09-27T15:56:11.980Z","updatedAt":"2025-10-02T14:09:27.993Z","severity":{"score":3,"label":"Low","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N","source":"cisa-cg"},"assigner":"cisa-cg","products":["TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG"],"affected":[{"vendor":"TopQuadrant","product":"TopBraid EDG","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"7.1.3","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2024/va-24-254-02.json","https://www.topquadrant.com/doc/latest/reference/PasswordManagementAdminPage.html","https://www.topquadrant.com/doc/latest/administrator_guide/edg_installation_and_authentication/hashicorp_integration.html","https://www.topquadrant.com/release-note/7-3/","https://www.topquadrant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/changes-8.3.0.txt"],"weaknesses":["CWE-257","CWE-312"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:07:47.831Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2024/45xxx/CVE-2024-45744.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2024-45744","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2024-09-27T15:56:11.980Z","dateUpdated":"2025-10-02T14:09:27.993Z","assignerShortName":"cisa-cg","assignerOrgId":"9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725","dateReserved":"2024-09-05T23:12:56.519Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG password manager stores external credentials insecurely","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"TopQuadrant TopBraid EDG stores external credentials insecurely. An authenticated attacker with file system access can read edg-setup.properites and obtain the secret to decrypt external passwords stored in edg-vault.properties. An authenticated attacker could gain file system access using a separate vulnerability such as CVE-2024-45745. At least version 7.1.3 is affected. Version 7.3 adds HashiCorp Vault integration that does not store external passwords locally. Version 8.3.0 warns when using plain text secrets."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"TopQuadrant","product":"TopBraid EDG","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"7.1.3","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2024/va-24-254-02.json","name":"url"},{"url":"https://www.topquadrant.com/doc/latest/reference/PasswordManagementAdminPage.html","name":"url"},{"url":"https://www.topquadrant.com/doc/latest/administrator_guide/edg_installation_and_authentication/hashicorp_integration.html","name":"url"},{"url":"https://www.topquadrant.com/release-note/7-3/","name":"url"},{"url":"https://www.topquadrant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/changes-8.3.0.txt","name":"url"}],"metrics":[{"format":"CVSS","cvssV3_1":{"scope":"CHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":3,"attackVector":"NETWORK","baseSeverity":"LOW","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N","integrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"LOW"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-257","description":"CWE-257 Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]},{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-312","description":"CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"cisa-cg","orgId":"9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725","dateUpdated":"2025-10-02T14:09:27.993Z"},"datePublic":"2024-09-27T00:00:00.000Z"},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2024-09-27T17:44:24.546908Z","id":"CVE-2024-45744","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2024-09-27T17:44:33.233Z"}}]}}}