CVE-2004-2172 Weak cryptography in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can recover passwords via chosen plaintext attacks due to weak encryption in ProductCart.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-2172?

CVE-2004-2172 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EarlyImpact ProductCart uses a weak encryption scheme to encrypt passwords, which allows remote attackers to obtain the password via a chosen plaintext attack.

Weakness: CWE-326

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2172?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netsourcecommerce Productcart.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-2172 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2172 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cchj-wxvc-4fxf.

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