CVE-2025-0714CWE-1204

Insecure storage of sensitive information in MobaXTerm <25.0.

Medium · published February 17, 2025

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The vulnerability exists in the password storage of Mobateks MobaXterm in versions below 25.0. MobaXTerm uses an initialisation vector (IV) consisting only of zero bytes and a master key to encrypt each password individually. In the default configuration, on opening MobaXTerm, the user is prompted for their password. A derivative of the password is used as the master key. As both the master key and the IV are the same for each stored password, the AES CFB ciphertext depends only on the plaintext (the password). The static IV and master key make it easier to obtain sensitive information and to decrypt data when it is stored at rest.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00160 · 5.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-1204 · Generation of Weak Initialization Vector (IV)
Published
2025-02-17T11:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 FEB 11:56Z
    Insecure storage of sensitive information in MobaXTerm <25.0.
    cvelistv5