Weak password requirements in MISP - CVE-2021-25323
Published: January 19, 2021 / Updated: February 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50443
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25323
CWE-ID: CWE-521
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MISP
MISP
Software vendor:
misp-project.org
misp-project.org
Description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform unauthorized password change.
The vulnerability exists due to the default MISP setting did not enable the requirements (aka require_password_confirmation) to provide the previous password when changing a password.
An attacker with access to the current victim's session set a new password for the victim's account.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.