CVE-2024-6118Network attack vector

Account takeover via plaintext credentials in XML

Published Aug 5, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Plaintext password storage in MeetingHub Paperless Meetings 2021 allows remote attackers to obtain other users' credentials via an XML file. The ebooknote function stores account credentials in plaintext XML data, exposing reusable passwords to remote retrieval. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the disclosed credentials grant access to affected MeetingHub accounts.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password storage in MeetingHub Paperless Meetings 2021 allows remote attackers to obtain other users' credentials via an XML file. The ebooknote function stores account credentials in plaintext XML data, exposing reusable passwords to remote retrieval. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the disclosed credentials grant access to affected MeetingHub accounts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6118
Published
Aug 5, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
HAMASTAR Technology Co., Ltd.
Product
MeetingHub Paperless Meetings
Classifications
CWE-522, CWE-256, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2021

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HAMASTAR Technology Co., Ltd. · MeetingHub Paperless Meetingsversion=2021
HAMASTAR Technology Co., Ltd. · MeetingHubversion=2021

Published CVSS scores

9.1NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.3ZUSO Advanced Research TeamCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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