CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-9982

Plaintext Storage of a Password

Published: Nov 14, 2025 | Modified: Nov 17, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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A vulnerability exists in QuickCMS version 6.8 where sensitive admin credentials are hardcoded in a configuration file and stored in plaintext. This flaw allows attackers with access to the source code or the server file system to retrieve authentication details, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

The vendor was notified early about this vulnerability, but didnt respond with the details of vulnerability or vulnerable version range. Only version 6.8 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested and might also be vulnerable.

Weakness

The product stores a password in plaintext within resources such as memory or files.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Quick.cmsOpensolution6.8 (including)6.8 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References