What is CVE-2017-6528?

CVE-2017-6528 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dnatools Dnalims, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-6528?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dnatools Dnalims

CVE-2017-6528

An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is affected by plaintext password storage (the /home/dna/spool/.pfile file).

EPSS: 0.072 (91.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dnatools Dnalims — versions 4-2015s13
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6528?: CVE-2017-6528 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dnatools Dnalims, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-6528?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.