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CVE-2024-39846 (GCVE-0-2024-39846)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-29 00:00 – Updated: 2024-11-25 20:26
VLAI
Summary
NewPass before 1.2.0 stores passwords (rather than password hashes) directly, which makes it easier to obtain unauthorized access to sensitive information. NOTE: in each case, data at rest is encrypted, but is decrypted within process memory during use.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-09 18:30 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
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