CVE-2017-9615

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: June 26, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Password exposure in Cognito Software Moneyworks 8.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to gain administrator access to all data, because verbose logging writes the administrator password to a world-readable file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/ari/e0dd74c12d84f102e3bcb365118e8c30
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://cognito.co.nz/mwcommunity/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3542
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://gist.github.com/ari/e0dd74c12d84f102e3bcb365118e8c30
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
69th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

cognito