CVE-2017-9615

Description

Password exposure in Cognito Software Moneyworks 8.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to gain administrator access to all data, because verbose logging writes the administrator password to a world-readable file.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory co.nz Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://cognito.co.nz/mwcommunity/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3542 vendor advisory
https://gist.github.com/ari/e0dd74c12d84f102e3bcb365118e8c30 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9615?
CVE-2017-9615 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9615?
To fix CVE-2017-9615, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-9615 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9615 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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