CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-0347

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Jan 09, 2024 | Modified: May 17, 2024
CVSS 3.x
3.7
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file signup_teacher.php. The manipulation of the argument Password leads to weak password requirements. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-250115.

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
Engineers_online_portal Engineers_online_portal_project 1.0 (including) 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