Credential disclosure via plaintext user records
Published Feb 3, 2026 · Updated Feb 3, 2026
Plaintext password storage in GUnet Open eClass 1.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to read every registered user's credentials. The modules/admin/listusers.php interface retrieves and displays stored usernames and unencrypted passwords instead of protected password values. Administrative access is required, and disclosure is limited to the application's registered-user credentials.
Summary
What happened
Plaintext password storage in GUnet Open eClass 1.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to read every registered user's credentials. The modules/admin/listusers.php interface retrieves and displays stored usernames and unencrypted passwords instead of protected password values. Administrative access is required, and disclosure is limited to the application's registered-user credentials.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-37115
- Published
- Feb 3, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 3, 2026
- Vendor
- GUnet
- Product
- Open eClass
- Classifications
- CWE-256, T1555
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.7.3 (2007)
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Exploit-DB 48163 plaintext-password disclosure procedureproof of concept · unverified
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