Phenotype CMS up to 2.8 Password Encryption cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Phenotype CMS up to 2.8 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Password Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Phenotype CMS before 2.9 does not use a random salt value for password encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine cleartext passwords.

The weakness was disclosed 08/24/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2951 since 08/24/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (52856). The entry 50354 is pretty similar.

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Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1600

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 2.5.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2951 (🔍)
X-Force: 52856 - Phenotype CMS salt value information disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/22/2018 08:23
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (48), 11/22/2018 08:23 (6)
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