Vulnerability in Starface
CVE-2023-33243
RedTeam Pentesting discovered that the web interface of STARFACE as well as its REST API allows authentication using the SHA512 hash of the password instead of the cleartext password. While storing password hashes instead of cleartext passwords in an application's database generally has become best practice to protect users' passwords in case of a database compromise, this is rendered ineffective when allowing to authenticate using the password hash.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-an… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2022-004/-starface-authentication… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-33243?
- CVE-2023-33243 is a high-severity vulnerability in Starface, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2023-33243?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-33243 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.