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Hard-coded System User Credentials in Folio Data Export Spring module

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 24, 2023 in folio-org/mod-data-export-spring • Updated Jan 22, 2026

Package

maven org.folio:mod-data-export-spring (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2
< 1.5.4

Patched versions

2.0.2
1.5.4

Description

Impact

The 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, resulting in unauthorized access to potentially dangerous APIs, allowing to view and modify configuration including single-sign-on configuration, to read, add and modify user data, and to read and transfer fees/fines in a patron's account.

Patches

Upgrade mod-data-export-spring to >=2.0.2, or a 1.5.x version >=1.5.4.

Workarounds

No known workarounds.

References

https://wiki.folio.org/x/hbMMBw - FOLIO Security Advisory with Upgrade Instructions
folio-org/mod-data-export-spring@93aff45 - Fix

References

@julianladisch julianladisch published to folio-org/mod-data-export-spring Jul 24, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 25, 2023
Reviewed Jul 25, 2023
Last updated Jan 22, 2026

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(68th percentile)

Weaknesses

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2024-23687

GHSA ID

GHSA-vf78-3q9f-92g3

Source code

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