Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Video Conferencing with Zoom API - CVE-2023-3947
Published: July 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78753
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3947
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Deepen Bajracharya
Affected software:
Video Conferencing with Zoom API
Video Conferencing with Zoom API
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to hardcoded encryption key in the "vczapi_encrypt_decrypt" function. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-3947
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/video-conferencing-with-zoom-api/trunk/includes/Helpers/Encryption.php?rev=2942302
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ba2515d9-ced0-4b49-87c4-04c8391c2608?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/video-conferencing-with-zoom-api/tags/4.2.1/includes/helpers.php#L546