# CVE-2010-5092: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read plaintext passwords from the database due to insecure storage in the SilverStripe CMS admin interface.

- **Severity:** Low 1.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qw4v-6639-m778

## What is CVE-2010-5092?

CVE-2010-5092 is a low-severity vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe, published on 26 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Add Member dialog in the Security admin page in SilverStripe 2.4.0 saves user passwords in plaintext, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a database.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5092?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Silverstripe Silverstripe.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-5092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-5092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Silverstripe Silverstripe

- [CVE-2007-2321](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2321/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2019-12204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12204/): Missing warning can lead to unauthenticated admin access in SilverStripe (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-5715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5715/): Silverstripe Framework SQLi Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-12437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12437/): Silverstripe CSRF Protection Bypass via GraphQL (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-6164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6164/): Silverstripe CMS information disclosure (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-5092 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-5092 is a low-severity vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe, published on 26 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Silverstripe Silverstripe. 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-2010-5092/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5092/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5092
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5092
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-5092

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5092/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.