CVE-2008-5328 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can obtain sensitive database passwords by locating cleartext password objects in ClearQuest connection profiles during import.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-5328?

CVE-2008-5328 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The ClearQuest Maintenance Tool in IBM Rational ClearQuest before 7 stores the database password in cleartext in an object in a ClearQuest connection profile or export file, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by locating the password object within the object tree during an import process.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5328?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Rational Clearquest.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5328?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5328 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-5328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vmqr-2593-p593.

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