Vulnerability CVE-2018-9233
Published: 2018-04-05

Description:
Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Config\machine.xml, which makes it easier for attackers to determine a cleartext password, and subsequently choose unsafe malware settings, via rainbow tables or other approaches.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Sophos Endpoint Protection Control Panel 10.7 Weak Password Encryption
hyp3rlinx
06.04.2018

Type:

CWE-916

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Sophos -> Endpoint protection 

 References:
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-CONTROL-PANEL-v10.7-INSECURE-CRYPTO-CVE-2018-9233.txt
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/7
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44411/
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