# CVE-2014-9579: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can read configuration files to obtain cleartext administrator credentials, leading to potential account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/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:** 8 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rc82-qfwj-ph9g

## What is CVE-2014-9579?

CVE-2014-9579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) 2.3.13 stores administrator credentials in cleartext, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the plugin configuration files.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vdgsecurity Vdg Sense.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-9451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9451/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-9575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9575/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2014-9576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9576/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2014-9578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9578/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2014-9452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9452/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2015. 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-2014-9579 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-2014-9579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.