# CVE-2023-50444: Weak cryptography in n/a

> An unauthenticated attacker can brute-force encrypted sensitive user information in default ZED! containers to read data.

- **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:** 13 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rf58-mqx7-7rwr

## What is CVE-2023-50444?

CVE-2023-50444 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

By default, .ZED containers produced by PRIMX ZED! for Windows before Q.2020.3 (ANSSI qualification submission); ZED! for Windows before Q.2021.2 (ANSSI qualification submission); ZONECENTRAL for Windows before Q.2021.2 (ANSSI qualification submission); ZONECENTRAL for Windows before 2023.5; ZEDMAIL for Windows before 2023.5; and ZED! for Windows, Mac, Linux before 2023.5 include an encrypted version of sensitive user information, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain it via brute force.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50444?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Primx Zed\!, Primx Zedmail, Primx Zonecentral.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-16518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16518/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-50440](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50440/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-50439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50439/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50444 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50444 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 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-2023-50444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-50444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50444/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50444
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50444
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50444

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50444/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.