CVE-2018-3854 Auth bypass in n/a
An attacker with file access can bypass password protection in Quicken Deluxe for Mac to read and modify financial data.
- 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-2018-3854?
CVE-2018-3854 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the password protection functionality of Quicken Deluxe 2018 for Mac version 5.2.2. A specially crafted sqlite3 request can cause the removal of the password protection, allowing an attacker to access and modify the data without knowing the password. An attacker needs to have access to the password-protected files to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intuit Quicken 2018.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2018-3854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3886-g7q7-mqpw.