CVE-2023-2335 Plaintext Password in Registry
An attacker can retrieve admin credentials from the Windows registry due to plaintext storage, enabling privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2335?
CVE-2023-2335 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 42gears surelock windows, published on 27 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Plaintext Password in Registry
vulnerability in 42gears surelock windows surelockwinsetupv2.40.0.Exe on Windows (Registery modules) allows Retrieve
Admin user credentials
This issue affects surelock windows: from 2.3.12 through 2.40.0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2335?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 42gears Surelock.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2335?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-2335 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2335 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in 42gears surelock windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjfv-wmrg-m3hx.