# CVE-2017-16946: Information disclosure in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-prrm-fv2r-3vwp

## 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 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16946?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in Misp-Project Misp

- [CVE-2024-46918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46918/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-45509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45509/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29858/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29859/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-25674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25674/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16946 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Misp-Project Misp. 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-2017-16946/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16946/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16946
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16946
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16946

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