CVE-2017-15918 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Sera stores user passwords in plain text, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges and access keychains.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15918?
CVE-2017-15918 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory. This makes privilege escalation trivial and also exposes the user and system keychains to local attacks.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15918?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ignitum Sera.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15918?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15918 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r563-x828-cr83.