Vulnerability in Portier
CVE-2019-5723
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Passwords are stored using reversible encryption rather than as a hash value, and the used Vigenere algorithm is badly outdated.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.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Portier — versions 4.4.4.2, 4.4.4.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/151118/PORTIER-4.4.4.2-4.4.4.6-Cryptographic-Issu… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/8 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2018-011.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5723?
- CVE-2019-5723 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Portier, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5723?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.