CVE-2023-28345 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can retrieve the teacher's cleartext password from a localhost API endpoint, enabling unauthorized access to student machines.

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-2023-28345?

CVE-2023-28345 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. The Insight Teacher Console application exposes the teacher's Console password in cleartext via an API endpoint accessible from localhost. Attackers with physical access to the Teacher Console can open a web browser, navigate to the affected endpoint and obtain the teacher's password. This enables them to log into the Teacher Console and begin trivially attacking student machines.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28345?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Faronics Insight.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28345?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28345 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-28345 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28345 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rwrf-7jj9-g4cp.

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