Headline

CVE-2023-37468: Storing Unencrypted LDAP Passwords

Feedbacksystem is a personalized feedback system for students using artificial intelligence. Passwords of users using LDAP login are stored in clear text in the database. The LDAP users password is passed unencrypted in the LoginController.scala and stored in the database when logging in for the first time. Users using only local login or the cas login are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 1.19.2.

1 year ago

CVE

Open in Source

#git #intel #ldap #docker

Package

docker thmmniii/fbs-core (Docker)

Affected versions

>= 1.5.0, < 1.19.2

Patched versions

1.19.2

Description

Impact

Passwords of users using LDAP login are stored in clear text in the database.
The LDAP users password is passed unencrypted in the LoginController.scala and stored in the database when logging in for the first time.

Users using only local login or the cas login are not affected.

Patches

This bug was fixed in 8d89612 and relased with https://github.com/thm-mni-ii/feedbacksystem/releases/tag/v1.9.2.

Workarounds

Disable the Ldap login (LDAP_ENABLED=false).
Also Users using only local login or cas login are not affected.

References

https://github.com/thm-mni-ii/feedbacksystem/blob/dev/modules/fbs-core/api/src/main/scala/de/thm/ii/fbs/controller/LoginController.scala
8d89612
https://github.com/thm-mni-ii/feedbacksystem/releases/tag/v1.9.2
GHSA-g28r-8wg3-7349

Severity

Moderate

6.0

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

High

User interaction