# CVE-2011-5247: Information disclosure in n/a

> Snare for Linux exposes the remote password in rendered pages, allowing attackers to read sensitive credentials.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5g4w-hvjm-3g63

## What is CVE-2011-5247?

CVE-2011-5247 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Snare for Linux before 1.7.0 has password disclosure because the rendered page contains the field RemotePassword.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5247?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Prophecyinternational Snare.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-5247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-5247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-5250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5250/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-5247 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-5247 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2011-5247/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5247/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5247
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5247
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-5247

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5247/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.