CVE-2024-55557
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric...
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric encryption of proxy credentials.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric encryption of proxy credentials.
- Record
CVE-2024-55557- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52808
9.8
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric encryption of proxy credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2024-52808- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65c3-x7x6-jmfm
9.8
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric...
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric encryption of proxy credentials.
- Record
GHSA-65c3-x7x6-jmfm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric encryption of proxy credentials.
- Record
CVE-2024-55557- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric encryption of proxy credentials.
- Record
CVE-2024-55557- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | partywavesec/CVE-2024-55557 | 2024-12-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-55557 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8), published December 16, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nhtv46lg4nh?hl=en-us&gl=US
github.com/nroduit/Weasis/releases/tag/v4.5.1
github.com/partywavesec/CVE-2024-55557
partywave.site/show/research/CVE-2024-55557%20-%20Weasis%204.5.1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55557
github.com/advisories/GHSA-65c3-x7x6-jmfm
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/55xxx/CVE-2024-55557.json