CWE-314

Cleartext Storage in the Registry

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in the registry.

CVE-2023-2335 (GCVE-0-2023-2335)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-27 17:55 – Updated: 2025-01-30 20:54
VLAI
Title
Plaintext Password in Registry
Summary
Plaintext Password in Registry vulnerability in 42gears surelock windows surelockwinsetupv2.40.0.Exe on Windows (Registery modules) allows Retrieve Admin user credentials This issue affects surelock windows: from 2.3.12 through 2.40.0.
CWE
  • CWE-314 - Cleartext Storage in the Registry
  • CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
42gears surelock windows Affected: 2.3.12 , ≤ 2.40.0 (Patch)
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CAPEC-37: Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data

An attacker examines a target system to find sensitive data that has been embedded within it. This information can reveal confidential contents, such as account numbers or individual keys/credentials that can be used as an intermediate step in a larger attack.

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