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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2018-20371

High
9.8/10

Summary

PhotoRange Photo Vault 1.2 appends the password to the URI for authorization, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended GET restrictions via a brute-force approach, as demonstrated by "GET /login.html__passwd1" and "GET /login.html__passwd2" and so on.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published