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Improper Authentication

CVE-2019-11232

High
9.8/10

Summary

EXCELLENT INFOTEK BiYan v1.57 ~ v2.8 allows an attacker to leak user information (Password) without being authenticated, by sending an EMP_NO element to the kws_login/asp/query_user.asp URI, and then reading the PWD element.

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

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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  • Published