CVE-2024-1040

Password recovery via weakly hashed account storage

Published Feb 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 7, 2025

Weak password hashing in Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER 7.9 allows local users to recover account passwords from hashes stored on the device. The account-credential store protects user passwords with a weak hashing algorithm, enabling offline cracking after the stored hashes are obtained. Access requires local, high-privilege access to the appliance; exposure is limited to password confidentiality, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak password hashing in Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER 7.9 allows local users to recover account passwords from hashes stored on the device. The account-credential store protects user passwords with a weak hashing algorithm, enabling offline cracking after the stored hashes are obtained. Access requires local, high-privilege access to the appliance; exposure is limited to password confidentiality, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1040
Published
Feb 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 7, 2025
Vendor
Gessler GmbH
Product
WEB-MASTER
Classifications
CWE-327, T1110.002, T1003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Gessler GmbH · WEB-MASTERversion=7.9

Published CVSS scores

4.4ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
T1110.002Password Cracking
T1003OS Credential Dumping

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