Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue exposes some FOLIO inventory data because mod-remote-storage shipped with hard-coded credentials. An unauthenticated network user could read mod-inventory-storage records such as instances, holdings, items, contributor-types, and identifier-types. The known impact is data confidentiality only, not data modification or service disruption.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority confidentiality issue. Prioritize remediation for internet-reachable or broadly accessible FOLIO environments, because unauthorized users may read inventory metadata without credentials.
Technical view
CVE-2024-23685 is CWE-798 in org.folio:mod-remote-storage. Affected ranges are versions below 1.7.2 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.3. CVSS 3.1 is 5.3: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running FOLIO mod-remote-storage in the affected version ranges, especially where the service is reachable over a network by unauthenticated users.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The issue is still practical because exploitation requires no account and no user interaction, but the documented impact is read-only access to specific inventory records.
Researcher notes
Focus validation on version evidence and unauthenticated read exposure to mod-inventory-storage records. Do not assume broader FOLIO compromise, write access, or availability impact unless separate evidence supports it.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade mod-remote-storage to a version outside the affected ranges.
- Review the GitHub advisory and patch commit for vendor remediation details.
- Restrict network access to mod-remote-storage where operationally possible.
- Rotate any credentials related to affected deployment paths if vendor guidance recommends it.
Validation and detection
- Inventory deployed mod-remote-storage versions across FOLIO environments.
- Confirm no instance runs below 1.7.2 or versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.3.
- Review access logs for unauthenticated reads against inventory-storage-related records.
- Verify patched deployments no longer contain the hard-coded credential behavior.
Public sources used
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/folio-org/mod-remote-storage/security/advisories/GHSA-m8v7-469p-5x89CVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/folio-org/mod-remote-storage/commit/57df495f76e9aa5be9ce7ce3a65f89b6dbcbc13bCVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://wiki.folio.org/x/hbMMBwCVE reference, VulnCheck · related
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8v7-469p-5x89CVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-m8v7-469p-5x89CVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Use of Hard-coded Credentials represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.