# CVE-2023-3761: Intergard SGS Password Change cleartext transmission

> Attackers can intercept cleartext passwords during remote password changes in Intergard SGS, exposing sensitive credentials.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p86m-wwc3-qw9v

## What is CVE-2023-3761?

CVE-2023-3761 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intergard SGS, published on 19 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Intergard SGS 8.7.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Password Change Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-234446 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3761?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intergard Smartgard Silver With Matrix Keyboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3761 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intergard SGS

- [CVE-2023-3759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3759/): Intergard SGS permission (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3760/): Intergard SGS Change Password denial of service (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-3762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3762/): Intergard SGS sensitive information in memory (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-3763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3763/): Intergard SGS SQL Query cleartext transmission (low 3.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3761 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3761 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intergard SGS, published on 19 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intergard SGS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3761/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3761/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3761
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3761
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3761

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3761/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.