Hitek Automize up to 10.25/11.14 GPG Encryption Profile encryptionProfiles.jsd inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Hitek Automize up to 10.25/11.14. Affected is an unknown function of the file encryptionProfiles.jsd of the component GPG Encryption Profile Handler. Performing a manipulation results in inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-10103. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Hitek Automize up to 10.25/11.14. This affects some unknown processing of the file encryptionProfiles.jsd of the component GPG Encryption Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Information Disclosure can occur in encryptionProfiles.jsd in Hitek Software's Automize because of the Read attribute being set for Users. This allows an attacker to recover encrypted passwords for GPG Encryption profiles. Verified in all 10.x versions up to and including 10.25, and all 11.x versions up to and including 11.14.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/23/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at rastamouse.me. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-10103 since 01/02/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96850†). The entries VDB-95785, VDB-95786 and VDB-95788 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Hitek

Name

• Automize

Version

• 10.0
• 10.1
• 10.2
• 10.3
• 10.4
• 10.5
• 10.6
• 10.7
• 10.8
• 10.9
• 10.10
• 10.11
• 10.12
• 10.13
• 10.14
• 10.15
• 10.16
• 10.17
• 10.18
• 10.19
• 10.20
• 10.21
• 10.22
• 10.23
• 10.24
• 10.25
• 11.0
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 11.3
• 11.4
• 11.5
• 11.6
• 11.7
• 11.8
• 11.9
• 11.10
• 11.11
• 11.12
• 11.13
• 11.14

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.1
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/02/2017 🔍
01/23/2017 +21 days 🔍
01/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/14/2017 +50 days 🔍
05/14/2026 +3348 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rastamouse.me
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10103 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95787
SecurityFocus: 96850 - Hitek Software Automize CVE-2016-10103 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10103 - Hitek - Automize - Information Disclosure Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2017 16:24
Updated: 05/14/2026 08:08
Changes: 01/23/2017 16:24 (58), 07/30/2020 09:37 (5), 05/14/2026 08:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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