CVE-2009-2951 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can recover cleartext passwords due to missing random salt in encryption, leading to potential account takeover.
- 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-2009-2951?
CVE-2009-2951 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Phenotype CMS before 2.9 does not use a random salt value for password encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine cleartext passwords.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2951?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phenotype-Cms Phenotype Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2951?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-2951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxrr-hhh6-m2mm.