Name: CVE-2021-23857: Use of Password Hash Instead of Password for Authentication
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-23857, CWE-836, CWE-287, CVSS 10, EPSS 0.01234

Login with hash: The login routine allows the client to log in to the system not by using the password, but by using the hash of the password. Combined with CVE-2021-23858, this allows an attacker to subsequently login to the system.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 10
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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