CVE-2014-9579

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Published Jan 8, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) 2.3.13 stores administrator credentials in cleartext, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the plugin configuration files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vdgsecurity:vdg_sense:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-9393	VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) 2.3.13 stores administrator credentials in cleartext, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the plugin configuration files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.696% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129656/VDG-Security-SENSE-2.3.13-File-Disclosure-Bypass-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/76
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20141218-0_VDG_Security_SENSE_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_v10.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Vdgsecurity Vdg Sense

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 8, 2015, 3:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:35 PM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:18 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 8, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:18 AM

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