Cleartext storage of sensitive information in OpenConnect VPN Client - CVE-2018-20319
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28218
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20319
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenConnect
Affected software:
OpenConnect VPN Client
OpenConnect VPN Client
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to OpenConnect VPN client stores credentials in an insecure manner in memory. A local user can read credentials from memory in plain text.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-20319
Install updates from vendor's website.