OpenSlides 4.0.15 Password weak password hash

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OpenSlides 4.0.15. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Password Handler. The manipulation leads to weak password hash. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-22893. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenSlides 4.0.15. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak password hash vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-916. The product generates a hash for a password, but it uses a scheme that does not provide a sufficient level of computational effort that would make password cracking attacks infeasible or expensive. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

OpenSlides 4.0.15 verifies passwords by comparing password hashes using a function with content-dependent runtime. This can allow attackers to obtain information about the password hash using a timing attack.

It is possible to read the advisory at gist.github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-22893 since 01/11/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• OpenSlides

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• 4.0.15

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