MISP 2.4.82 UsersController.php admin_edit enable_password Password log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MISP 2.4.82. This vulnerability affects the function admin_edit of the file app/Controller/UsersController.php. Such manipulation of the argument enable_password as part of Password leads to log file (Password). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-16946. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MISP 2.4.82. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function admin_edit of the file app/Controller/UsersController.php. The manipulation of the argument enable_password as part of a Password leads to a log file vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The admin_edit function in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.82 mishandles the enable_password field, which allows admins to discover a hashed password by reading the audit log.

The bug was discovered 11/25/2017. The weakness was published 11/25/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-16946 since 11/25/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Log file / Password
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 7d5890b2fc63285f010d5845913894dd71cf232c
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-16946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109970

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2017 16:41
Updated: 06/23/2026 01:17
Changes: 11/26/2017 16:41 (59), 12/10/2019 16:20 (1), 01/25/2021 07:48 (2), 01/16/2023 11:38 (4), 06/23/2026 01:17 (21)
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