Information disclosure in PowerDesigner - CVE-2023-37484

 

Information disclosure in PowerDesigner - CVE-2023-37484

Published: August 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79265
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-37484
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PowerDesigner
Software vendor:
SAP

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to design error in the authentication mechanism. The application queries all password hashes in the backend database and compares them with the user provided one during login attempt. A local user can access all password hashes from the clients memory.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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