CVE-2023-4538 (GCVE-0-2023-4538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-15 08:32 – Updated: 2024-08-29 18:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Shared Key in Comarch ERP XL
Summary
The database access credentials configured during installation are stored in a special table, and are encrypted with a shared key, same among all Comarch ERP XL client installations. This could allow an attacker with access to that table to retrieve plain text passwords.
This issue affects ERP XL: from 2020.2.2 through 2023.2.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-29 18:01 UTC
CWE
- CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Assigner
References
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