CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-37503

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Oct 19, 2023 | Modified: Oct 25, 2023
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

HCL Compass is vulnerable to insecure password requirements. An attacker could easily guess the password and gain access to user accounts.

Weakness

The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Hcl_compass Hcltech 2.0.0 (including) 2.0.3 (including)
Hcl_compass Hcltech 2.2.0 (including) 2.2.3 (excluding)
Hcl_compass Hcltech 2.1.0 (including) 2.1.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • A product’s design should require adherance to an appropriate password policy. Specific password requirements depend strongly on contextual factors, but it is recommended to contain the following attributes:

  • Depending on the threat model, the password policy may include several additional attributes.

  • See NIST 800-63B [REF-1053] for further information on password requirements.

References