CVE-2024-36496
The configuration file is encrypted with a static key derived from a static five-character password which allows an attacker to decrypt this file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The configuration file is encrypted with a static key derived from a static five-character password which allows an attacker to decrypt this file. The application hashes this five-character password with the outdated and broken MD5 algorithm (no salt) and uses the first five bytes as the key for RC4. The configuration file is then encrypted with these parameters.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.69% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Source
- 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/12
- https://r.sec-consult.com/winselect
- https://www.faronics.com/en-uk/document-library/document/winselect-standard-release-notes
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/12
- https://r.sec-consult.com/winselect
- https://www.faronics.com/en-uk/document-library/document/winselect-standard-release-notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.