Critical severity · published Mar 13, 2017
CVE-2017-5619
An issue was discovered in Zammad before 1.0.4, 1.1.x before 1.1.3, and 1.2.x before 1.2.1
9.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Zammad before 1.0.4, 1.1.x before 1.1.3, and 1.2.x before 1.2.1. Attackers can login with the hashed password itself (e.g., from the DB) instead of the valid password string.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZA
Zammad · Zammad
through 1.0.3; 1.1.0; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5619
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5619
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96937
Vendor Advisory
https://zammad.com/de/news/security-advisory-zaa-2017-01
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