CVE-2019-5723 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can easily decrypt stored passwords due to weak, reversible encryption with a static key in Portier Vision.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5723?
CVE-2019-5723 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in portier vision 4.4.4.2 and 4.4.4.6. Passwords are stored using reversible encryption rather than as a hash value, and the used Vigenere algorithm is badly outdated. Moreover, the encryption key is static and too short. Due to this, the passwords stored by the application can be easily decrypted.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5723?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Portier Portier.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5723?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5723 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5723 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgqj-8c52-846r.