Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Playground Sessions - CVE-2020-24227

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Playground Sessions - CVE-2020-24227

Published: November 23, 2020 / Updated: December 2, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48713
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24227
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: playgroundsessions
Affected software:
Playground Sessions

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores the user credentials in plain text. A remote attacker can access to UserProfiles.sol to extract the email and password.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-24227

Install updates from vendor's website.

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