CVE-2019-5723

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in portier vision 4.4.4.2 and 4.4.4.6. Passwords are stored using reversible encryption rather than as a hash value, and the used Vigenere algorithm is badly outdated. Moreover, the encryption key is static and too short. Due to this, the passwords stored by the application can be easily decrypted.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory syss.de
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151118/PORTIER-4.4.4.2-4.4.4.6-Cryptographic-Issues.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/8 mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2018-011.txt third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5723?
CVE-2019-5723 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5723?
To fix CVE-2019-5723, 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-2019-5723 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-5723 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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