CVE-2017-8296

HIGH

Ked Password Manager - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Title source: rule

Description

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password entries created and consulted are also accessible in cleartext.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 56.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-522
Status draft

Affected Products (2)

ked_password_manager_project/ked_password_manager
ked_password_manager_project/ked_password_manager

Timeline

Published Apr 27, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026