CVE-2024-3543 — Use of reversible password encryption algorithm allows attackers to decrypt pass

Use of reversible password encryption algorithm allows attackers to decrypt passwords. Sensitive information can be easily unencrypted by the attacker, stolen credentials can be used for arbitrary actions to corrupt the system.

01What is this vulnerability?

Use of reversible password encryption algorithm allows attackers to decrypt passwords. Sensitive information can be easily unencrypted by the attacker, stolen credentials can be used for arbitrary actions to corrupt the system.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Progress Software Corporation	LoadMaster	LoadMaster 7.2.55.0 (GA), LoadMaster 7.2.49.0 (LTSF), LoadMaster 7.2.48.11 (LTS)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-05-02T14:05:26.748Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-08T14:59:24.596Z

09References

• kemptechnologies.com — https://kemptechnologies.com/
• support.kemptechnologies.com — https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/25724813518605-ECS-Connec…