register.ghp in EFS Software Easy Chat Server versions 2.0 to 3.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by sending the username parameter in conjunction with an empty password parameter, and reading the HTML source code of the response.
Published 2017-06-12 15:29:00
Updated 2021-03-26 17:56:52
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2017-9557

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-9557

3.47%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-9557

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
NIST
7.5
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.9
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-9557

  • The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-9557

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