Insecure storage of AD/LDAP credentials in Bitrix

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU79870

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43959

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application stores AD/LDAP server settings along with credentials in /bitrix/admin/ldap_server_edit.php. A local user to remote privileges user can view the file contents and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Bitrix Site Manager: before 23.100.0

External links

http://github.com/secware-ru/CVE-2022-43959

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.