Information disclosure in PowerDesigner - CVE-2023-37484
Published: August 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79265
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37484
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
PowerDesigner
How to mitigate CVE-2023-37484
Install updates from vendor's website.