CVE-2001-1546 Weak cryptography in n/a
Local attackers can recover user credentials from the configuration file due to weak encryption, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1546?
CVE-2001-1546 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1546?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mckesson Pathways Homecare.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1546?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-1546 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1546 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pc4p-7w58-pgg2.