Credentials disclosure in Kaspersky Password Manager

1) Credentials management

EUVDB-ID: #VU87617

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-255 - Credentials Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error while storing credentials in memory before when the KPM extension for Google Chrome is used. A local user can recover the auto-filled credentials from a memory dump after the victim visits a login form on a website with the saved credentials and the KPM extension must autofill these credentials.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kaspersky Password Manager: before 24.0.0.427

External links

http://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#180324

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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