CVE-2004-1861 Weak cryptography in n/a
Local attackers can recover passwords due to weak encryption in Invision NetSupport School Pro, compromising user credentials.
- 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-2004-1861?
CVE-2004-1861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Invision NetSupport School Pro uses a weak encryption algorithm to encrypt passwords, which allows local users to obtain passwords.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1861?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netsupport Netsupport School.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-1861 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1861 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56hh-fr44-f679.