CVE-2023-4984
Published: 15 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-4984 is a medium-severity Plaintext Storage of a Password (CWE-256) vulnerability in Didiglobal Knowsearch. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked at the 44.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-54814
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in didi KnowSearch 0.3.2/0.3.1.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /api/es/admin/v3/security/user/1. The manipulation leads to unprotected storage of credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit…
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has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-239795.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Vulnerability enables access to unsecured credentials stored in plaintext via API endpoint (/api/es/admin/v3/security/user/1), facilitating T1552 (Unsecured Credentials) and specifically T1552.001 (Credentials In Files) as per CWE-256 and VulDB mapping.
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.
Protection of passwords and credentials at rest forces encryption or equivalent controls instead of plaintext storage.