Mensch und Maschine MapEdit 3.2.6.0 Password Storage System.db Base64 missing encryption

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mensch und Maschine MapEdit 3.2.6.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file \MumGeoData\System\System.db of the component Password Storage. This manipulation causes missing encryption (Base64). In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Mensch und Maschine MapEdit 3.2.6.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file \MumGeoData\System\System.db of the component Password Storage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability (Base64). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2016. The weakness was presented 09/13/2016 by Paul Baade and Sven Krewitt as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 52 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The code used by the exploit is:

select * from user where name='MUM';

Upgrading to version 6.2.74 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-91718, VDB-91719, VDB-91720 and VDB-91721 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Mensch und Maschine

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• MapEdit

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• 3.2.6.0

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