CVE-2017-16946 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Administrators can discover hashed passwords by reading the audit log due to mishandling of the enable_password field in MISP.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-16946?

CVE-2017-16946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Misp-Project Misp, published on 25 Nov 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The admin_edit function in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.82 mishandles the enable_password field, which allows admins to discover a hashed password by reading the audit log.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16946?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Misp-Project Misp.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16946?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-16946 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16946 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Misp-Project Misp vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-prrm-fv2r-3vwp.

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