Eastman Software Work Management 3.2.1 Registry Key cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Eastman Software Work Management 3.2.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Registry Key Handler. This manipulation causes cleartext storage. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1470. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Eastman Software Work Management 3.2.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Registry Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Eastman Work Management 3.21 stores passwords in cleartext in the COMMON and LOCATOR registry keys, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

The weakness was released 06/24/1999 by Paul (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1470. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

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 databases at X-Force (2303) and SecurityFocus (BID 485†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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06/24/1999 🔍
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06/21/2014 +5476 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Paul
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14701
X-Force: 2303 - Work Management stores user passwords in plaintext registry keys
SecurityFocus: 485 - Eastman Software Work Management Clear-Text Password Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 11:50
Updated: 04/19/2026 05:36
Changes: 06/21/2014 11:50 (53), 04/04/2019 16:15 (1), 04/19/2026 05:36 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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