Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Playground Sessions



Risk Medium
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-24227
CWE-ID CWE-312
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Playground Sessions
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor playgroundsessions

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU48713

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24227

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores the user credentials in plain text. A remote attacker can access to UserProfiles.sol to extract the email and password.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Playground Sessions: 2.5.582

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/nathunandwani/CVE-2020-24227


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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