Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU24376

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Password Manager for Windows and Password Manager for macOS - CVE-2019-15625

Published: January 17, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU24376

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15625

CWE-ID: CWE-312

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to the information ID, password etc. are kept on the memory in plaintext. A local user can scan the memory and obtain sensitive information on the target system.

Affected software

Password Manager for Windows
Password Manager for macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2019-15625

Install updates from vendor's website.

Password Manager for Windows - update to 5.0.1058
Password Manager for macOS - update to 5.0.1037

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