{"id":59558,"date":"2025-07-22T08:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:33:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:32:44","slug":"cve-2024-51768-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hpe-autopass-license-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-51768-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hpe-autopass-license-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-51768: Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in HPE AutoPass License Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is a complex and rapidly changing environment. One of the recent vulnerabilities that has caught the attention of professionals in the field is CVE-2024-51768. This significant security flaw affects the HPE AutoPass License Server (APLS), and more specifically, it is related to hsqldb, an open-source relational database <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52187-critical-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-getprojectsidea-create-school-management-system-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70221\">management system<\/a>. With a CVSS Severity Score of 8.0, it&#8217;s clear that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7460-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-t6-leads-to-buffer-overflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66907\">vulnerability has a serious potential to compromise systems and lead<\/a> to data leakage. As HPE APLS is widely used across numerous industries, this flaw has broad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80089\">potential for exploitation<\/a> and deserves immediate attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-51768<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7027-critical-firmware-vulnerability-enabling-arbitrary-memory-writes-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70222\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1158093489\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>HPE AutoPass License Server | Prior to 9.17<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flaw (CVE-2024-51768) resides within the hsqldb database component used by the HPE AutoPass License Server. It enables a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26074-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-orkes-conductor-v3-21-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65970\">remote attacker to execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the target server without requiring user interaction.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40737-critical-file-path-validation-vulnerability-in-sinec-nms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66629\">vulnerability occurs because of improper input validation<\/a> and insecure deserialization within the hsqldb component. An attacker can send specially crafted malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27052-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-unix-clients-processing-data-packets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74118\">data that will be processed<\/a> by the server. This data can exploit the deserialization flaw to execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25214-race-condition-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67530\">arbitrary code<\/a> under the security context of the server process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1540022507\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example does not represent actual exploit code, but rather provides an understanding of the type of malicious input an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77297\">attacker might send to the server<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/hsqldb\/deserialize HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-java-serialized-object\n{ &quot;serialized_object&quot;: &quot;base64_encoded_malicious_object&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8243-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66908\">POST request<\/a> to an hsqldb endpoint on the server. The body of the request contains a malicious serialized object in Base64 format. When the server processes this object, it triggers the insecure deserialization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66672\">vulnerability and allows<\/a> the attacker&#8217;s code to be executed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67531\">systems from this vulnerability<\/a>, it is strongly recommended to apply the vendor-supplied patch. HPE has released a fix in version 9.17 of the AutoPass License Server. For those who cannot immediately apply the patch, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by identifying and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76368\">blocking attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. Always remember, timely patching and regular system updates form the cornerstone of effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/introducing-the-ameeba-cybersecurity-group-chat\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88455\">cybersecurity<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is a complex and rapidly changing environment. One of the recent vulnerabilities that has caught the attention of professionals in the field is CVE-2024-51768. This significant security flaw affects the HPE AutoPass License Server (APLS), and more specifically, it is related to hsqldb, an open-source relational database management system. 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