CVE-2023-37468 Storing unencrypted LDAP passwords in feedbacksystem
Attackers with database access can read plaintext LDAP passwords for users who logged in via LDAP, compromising their credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-37468?
CVE-2023-37468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in thm-mni-ii feedbacksystem, published on 13 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Feedbacksystem is a personalized feedback system for students using artificial intelligence. Passwords of users using LDAP login are stored in clear text in the database. The LDAP users password is passed unencrypted in the LoginController.scala and stored in the database when logging in for the first time. Users using only local login or the cas login are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 1.19.2.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37468?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Thm Feedbacksystem.
How do I fix CVE-2023-37468?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-37468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in thm-mni-ii feedbacksystem
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g28r-8wg3-7349.