GNOME gnome-shell up to 3.36.4 Password Box insufficiently protected credentials
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNOME gnome-shell up to 3.36.4. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Password Box Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time, it is then visible for a brief moment upon a logout. (If the password were never shown in cleartext, only the password length is revealed.)
The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-17489 since 08/11/2020. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploiting
Name: PasswordClass: Insufficiently protected credentials / Password
CWE: CWE-522
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/11/2020 🔍08/11/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnome.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-17489 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 08/12/2020 10:07Updated: 08/12/2020 10:12
Changes: 08/12/2020 10:07 (36), 08/12/2020 10:12 (17)
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