Hitachi Ops Center Common Services: Use of Default Credentials
CVE-2024-45068 is a high-severity use of default credentials vulnerability in Hitachi Ops Center Common Services from Hitachi, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 11.0.3-00 as the first without the flaw, so updating Hitachi Ops Center Common Services to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.3% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Hitachi Ops Center Common Services to 11.0.3-00 or a later version.
- Update Hitachi Ops Center OVA to 11.0.2-01 or a later version.
- Update ops_center_ova to 11.0.2-01 or a later version.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | Hitachi Ops Center Common Services | 10.9.3-00 up to, but not including, 11.0.3-00 | 11.0.3-00 |
| Hitachi | Hitachi Ops Center OVA | 10.9.3-00 up to, but not including, 11.0.2-01 | 11.0.2-01 |
| Hitachi | ops_center_ova | 10.9.3-00 up to, but not including, 11.0.2-01 | 11.0.2-01 |
| Hitachi | ops_center_common_services | 10.9.3-00 up to, but not including, 11.0.3-00 | 11.0.3-00 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- LowLimited modification of data is possible.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N. Scored by CNA (hitachi.co.jp).
Official description
Authentication credentials leakage vulnerability in Hitachi Ops Center Common Services within Hitachi Ops Center OVA. This issue affects Hitachi Ops Center Common Services: from 10.9.3-00 before 11.0.3-00; Hitachi Ops Center OVA: from 10.9.3-00 before 11.0.2-01.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Use of Default Credentials
The product uses default credentials (such as passwords or cryptographic keys) for potentially critical functionality.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Prohibit use of default, hard-coded, or other values that do not vary for each installation of the product - especially for separate organizations.
- Force the administrator to change the credential upon installation.
- The product administrator could change the defaults upon installation or during operation.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Hitachi Ops Center Common Services
- 7.1 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
Recent Use of Default Credentials vulnerabilities
- 7.4 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
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