CVE-2021-20113 Information disclosure in TCExam

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can enumerate registered user email addresses by observing distinct error messages during password reset requests in TCExam.

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-2021-20113?

CVE-2021-20113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TCExam, published on 29 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in TCExam <= 14.8.1. If a password reset request was made for an email address that was not registered with a user then we would be presented with an ‘unknown email’ error. If an email is given that is registered with a user then this error will not appear. A malicious actor could abuse this to enumerate the email addresses of

Weakness: CWE-203

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20113?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tecnick Tcexam.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20113?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20113 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20113 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f452-fg56-fx5m.

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