Primetek Primefaces 5.x inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Primetek Primefaces 5.x and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-1000486. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Primetek Primefaces 5.x and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution

The bug was discovered 02/15/2016. The weakness was published 01/03/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-1000486 since 01/03/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 688 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 150231 (PrimeFaces Expression Language Remote Code Execution). This issue was added on 01/10/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 07/10/2022:

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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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (43733). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Inadequate encryption
CWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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02/15/2016 🔍
01/03/2018 +688 days 🔍
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01/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1152
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-1000486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1000486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111290
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2018 07:35
Updated: 01/22/2025 20:36
Changes: 01/04/2018 07:35 (43), 12/19/2019 12:07 (11), 01/28/2021 11:40 (12), 01/20/2023 08:25 (3), 04/22/2024 14:02 (27), 09/09/2024 22:29 (3), 01/22/2025 20:36 (3)
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