Improper Authentication in FlexAir - CVE-2019-7666
Published: August 30, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20480
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7666
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the application allows improper authentication with the MD5 hash value of the password. A remote authenticated attacker can authenticate to the application without knowing the password of a specific username if previously obtained the database with all the MD5 hash passwords.
Affected software
FlexAir
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7666
Install updates from vendor's website.
FlexAir - update to 2.5.12