CVE-2014-2212 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can steal credentials by reading cookies containing cleartext usernames and MD5 password hashes from the POSH portal remember me feature.
- 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-2014-2212?
CVE-2014-2212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The remember me feature in portal/scr_authentif.php in POSH (aka Posh portal or Portaneo) 3.0, 3.2.1, 3.3.0, and earlier stores the username and MD5 digest of the password in cleartext in a cookie, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading this cookie.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2212?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Posh Project Posh.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2212?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2vq9-q9w6-2hh6.