CVE-2017-1000024 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can intercept plaintext passwords and OAuth tokens transmitted by Shotwell's web publishing plugins, exposing user credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-1000024?

CVE-2017-1000024 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Shotwell version 0.24.4 or earlier and 0.25.3 or earlier is vulnerable to an information disclosure in the web publishing plugins resulting in potential password and oauth token plaintext transmission

Weakness: CWE-319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000024?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (4)
shotwell SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2All versions0.22.0+git.20160103-15.6.1
shotwell SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3All versions0.22.0+git.20160103-15.6.1
shotwell SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2All versions0.22.0+git.20160103-15.6.1
shotwell SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3All versions0.22.0+git.20160103-15.6.1

Products include Gnome Shotwell.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000024?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-1000024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000024, GHSA-w69f-r5ch-7w68, MGASA-2017-0480, SUSE-SU-2018:0637-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000024, USN-3379-1.

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