CVE-2023-33243
RedTeam Pentesting discovered that the web interface of STARFACE as well as its REST API allows authentication using the SHA512 hash of the password instead of the cleartext password.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
RedTeam Pentesting discovered that the web interface of STARFACE as well as its REST API allows authentication using the SHA512 hash of the password instead of the cleartext password. While storing password hashes instead of cleartext passwords in an application's database generally has become best practice to protect users' passwords in case of a database compromise, this is rendered ineffective when allowing to authenticate using the password hash.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.42% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-916
- Affected
- starface/starface
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analysesThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2022-004/-starface-authentication-with-password-hash-possibleExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analysesThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2022-004/-starface-authentication-with-password-hash-possibleExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.