CVE-2023-2335

Plaintext Password in Registry

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Published Apr 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Plaintext Password in Registry

vulnerability in 42gears surelock windows surelockwinsetupv2.40.0.Exe on Windows (Registery modules) allows Retrieve

Admin user credentials

This issue affects surelock windows: from 2.3.12 through 2.40.0.

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

42gears

surelock windows

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.3.12`	affected	≤ 2.40.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:42gears:surelock:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

No data.

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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Upgrade to 2.41.0

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-33834	Plaintext Password in Registry vulnerability in 42gears surelock windows surelockwinsetupv2.40.0.Exe on Windows (Registery modules) allows Retrieve Admin user credentials This issue affects surelock windows: from 2.3.12 through 2.40.0.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.308% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.42gears.com/security-and-compliance/

History

Jan 30, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

42gears Surelock

Weaknesses

CWE-312
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CWE-314
Cleartext Storage in the Registry
CWE-522
Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 30, 2025, 8:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: 42Gears
Published: Apr 27, 2023, 5:55 PM
Updated: Jan 30, 2025, 8:54 PM
Reserved: Apr 27, 2023, 9:46 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:19 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:19 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 27, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM

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