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CVE-2024-1040

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: February 1, 2024 at 09:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:03 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWeb Master FirmwareWEB-MASTER

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Gessler GmbH WEB-MASTER user account is stored using a weak hashing algorithm. The attacker can restore the passwords by breaking the hashes stored on the device.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Web Master Firmware· Gessler
95%
7.9
gesslergmbh-web-master (environment)
WEB-MASTER· Gessler
60%
7.9

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

US Government ResourceThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-032-01

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.4MEDIUMicscert
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327

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