# CVE-2004-0190: Information disclosure in n/a

> Cleartext password exposure on the administration page allows attackers to steal credentials and gain administrative privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xqh5-4ghf-6mcm

## What is CVE-2004-0190?

CVE-2004-0190 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Symantec FireWall/VPN Appliance model 200 records a cleartext password for the password administration page, which may be cached on the administrator's local system or in a proxy, which allows attackers to steal the password and gain privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0190?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Symantec Firewall Vpn Appliance 100, Symantec Firewall Vpn Appliance 200, Symantec Firewall Vpn Appliance 200r.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0190?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0190 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-1937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1937/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-1472](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1472/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-1473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1473/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-1474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1474/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0190 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0190 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0190/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0190/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0190
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0190
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0190

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0190/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.