CVE-2023-2335
Published: 27 April 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-2335 is a medium-severity Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-312) vulnerability in 42Gears Surelock. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 29.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-33834
Vulnerability details
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(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring confidentiality protection for information at rest eliminates cleartext storage of sensitive data on persistent media.
Training instructs users on protecting credentials from disclosure or unauthorized access.
Training on secure data handling discourages cleartext storage of sensitive information.
Training records for security awareness and role-based training verify education on credential protection practices, tangibly reducing risks from mishandling or exposing credentials.
Data action mapping can detect storage actions that leave sensitive information in cleartext.
Configuration policies can mandate secure storage methods to avoid cleartext storage of sensitive information.
Protecting authenticator content from unauthorized disclosure and modification while requiring protective controls addresses insufficiently protected credentials.
Policy requires protection measures such as encryption for sensitive data stored on media, preventing cleartext exposure.