PT-2024-27031 · Winselect · Winselect

Daniel Hirschberger · Published 2024-06-24 · Updated 2024-07-03 · CVE-2024-36497

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WINSelect (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the storage of a password in cleartext within a decrypted configuration file. This password is utilized for configuring WINSelect and can potentially be exploited to remove existing restrictions and disable WINSelect entirely.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-312

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-36497

Affected Products

Winselect

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36497 · Security Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/12 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/84158 · Telegram Post
• https://r.sec-consult.com/winselect · Note
• https://faronics.com/en-uk/document-library/document/winselect-standard-release-notes · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/84315 · Telegram Post