CVE-2022-45478 Information disclosure in Telepad

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can intercept cleartext data, including keypresses, from Telepad devices due to lack of encryption.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-45478?

CVE-2022-45478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Telepad, published on 5 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Telepad allows an attacker (in a man-in-the-middle position between the server and a connected device) to see all data (including keypresses) in cleartext. CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness: CWE-319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45478?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Telepad-App Telepad.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-45478 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xq5c-p875-fv6j.

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