Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2025 · Assigned by cirosec
CVE-2025-0714Insecure storage of sensitive information in MobaXTerm <25.0.
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in MobaXterm from Mobatek. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1204 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.cirosec.de/sa/sa-2024-012 third-party-advisory