Mckesson Pathways Homecare 6.5 pwhc.ini missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mckesson Pathways Homecare 6.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file pwhc.ini. Performing a manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1546. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mckesson Pathways Homecare 6.5. This affects an unknown functionality of the file pwhc.ini. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.

The weakness was published 12/31/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1546 since 07/14/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:pwhc.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (7682), Exploit-DB (21173) and SecurityFocus (BID 3653†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/07/2001 🔍
12/31/2001 +24 days 🔍
12/31/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +1291 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3284 days 🔍
02/11/2025 +3867 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17865
X-Force: 7682
SecurityFocus: 3653 - McKesson Pathways Homecare Weak Username and Password Encryption Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:30
Updated: 02/11/2025 00:23
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:30 (47), 04/11/2019 00:13 (4), 06/15/2024 15:14 (17), 01/16/2025 22:24 (21), 02/11/2025 00:23 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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