SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-2951

Phenotype CMS before 2.9 does not use a random salt value for password encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine cleartext passwords.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.62%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Phenotype CMS before 2.9 does not use a random salt value for password encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine cleartext passwords.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.62% probability · 48th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-310
Affected
phenotype-cms/phenotype cms
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.