VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1546
Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-326
- Affected
- mckesson/pathways homecare
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7682.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244367Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3653Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7682.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244367Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3653Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.