PT-2018-13181 · Breustedt · Mensamax

Stefan Pietsch · Published 2018-10-02 · Updated 2018-11-25 · CVE-2018-15753

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MensaMax (aka com.breustedt.mensamax) version 4.3

Description An issue was discovered in the MensaMax application, where the use of a hard-coded DES cryptographic key allows an attacker who decodes the application to decrypt transmitted data, such as the username and password.

Recommendations For MensaMax version 4.3, consider disabling the transmission of sensitive data until a patch is available. Restrict access to the application's data to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the application for sensitive transactions until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-15753

Affected Products

Mensamax

References · 4

• 🔥 https://advisories.e2security.de/2018/E2SA-2018-01.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Oct/3 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15753 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15753 · Vendor Advisory