# CVE-2023-44303: Weak cryptography in RVTools

> An attacker with access to stored encrypted passwords can decrypt them to clear text due to weak cryptography in RVTools.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 24 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mpq4-x452-vvrx

## What is CVE-2023-44303?

CVE-2023-44303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell RVTools , published on 24 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RVTools, Version 3.9.2 and above, contain a sensitive data exposure vulnerability in the password encryption utility (RVToolsPasswordEncryption.exe) and main application (RVTools.exe). A remote unauthenticated attacker with access to stored encrypted passwords from a users' system could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of encrypted passwords in clear text. This vulnerability is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-27688.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44303?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Robware Rvtools.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44303?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell RVTools 

- [CVE-2020-27688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27688/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44303 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell RVTools , published on 24 Nov 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-2023-44303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell RVTools . 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-2023-44303/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44303/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44303
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44303
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44303

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44303/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.