CVE-2024-23685: Mod remote storage Hard-coded System User Credentials Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-23685 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.3) hard-coded system user credentials vulnerability (CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials) affecting Mod remote storage libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves hard-coded system user credentials in folio data export spring module. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.0.3, 1.7.2.
CVE-2024-23685 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-23685
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Mod remote storage dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.folio</groupId>
<artifactId>mod-remote-storage</artifactId>
<version>2.0.3</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.folio</groupId>
<artifactId>mod-remote-storage</artifactId>
<version>1.7.2</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.folioHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-23685, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.folioAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Mod remote storage in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.0.3), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.folio command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials, where the product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key. In Mod remote storage, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-23685 Affected Mod remote storage Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.folio:mod-remote-storage
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0
< 2.0.3
|
2.0.3
|
|
org.folio:mod-remote-storage
|
Maven |
< 1.7.2
|
1.7.2
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-m8v7-469p-5x89",
"modified" : "2026-01-22T20:40:36Z",
"published" : "2023-07-25T14:44:27Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-23685" ],
"summary" : "Hard-coded System User Credentials in Folio Data Export Spring module ",
"details" : "### Impact\nThe module creates a system user that is used to perform internal module-to-module operations. Credentials for this user are hard-coded in the source code. This makes it trivial to authenticate as this user, allowing unauthorized read access to these mod-inventory-storage records: instances, holdings, items, contributor-types, identifier-types. This includes records marked as suppressed from discovery.\n\n### Patches\nUpgrade mod-remote-storage to >=2.0.3, or a 1.7.x version >=1.7.1.\n\n### Workarounds\nNo known workarounds.\n\n### References\nhttps://wiki.folio.org/x/hbMMBw - FOLIO Security Advisory with Upgrade Instructions\nhttps://github.com/folio-org/mod-remote-storage/commit/57df495f76e9aa5be9ce7ce3a65f89b6dbcbc13b - Fix",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
} ],
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},
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}, {
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"type" : "WEB",
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}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://wiki.folio.org/x/hbMMBw"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-798" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
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"github_reviewed_at" : "2023-07-25T14:44:27Z",
"nvd_published_at" : null
}
}