CVE-2017-6528
An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is affected by plaintext password storage (the /home/dna/spool/.pfile file).
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is affected by plaintext password storage (the /home/dna/spool/.pfile file).
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.44% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 10 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Affected
- dnatools/dnalims
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96823
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41578/
- https://www.shorebreaksecurity.com/blog/product-security-advisory-psa0002-dnalims/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96823
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41578/
- https://www.shorebreaksecurity.com/blog/product-security-advisory-psa0002-dnalims/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.