CVE-2017-6911 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

An attacker with physical access can read or modify stored credentials in a plain text file, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

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-2017-6911?

CVE-2017-6911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

USB Pratirodh is prone to sensitive information disclosure. It stores sensitive information such as username and password in simple usb.xml. An attacker with physical access to the system can modify the file according his own requirements that may aid in further attack.

Weakness: CWE-922

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6911?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Usb Pratirodh Project Usb Pratirodh.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6911?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-6911 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gh2g-9gcc-7cpv.

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