CVE-2023-35763

Password disclosure via hard-coded decryption key

Published Jul 18, 2023 · Updated Oct 21, 2024

Hard-coded key exposure in Iagona ScrutisWeb 2.1.37 and earlier allows attackers to decrypt stored passwords into plaintext. The Decrypt method in Scrutis.Front.dll hashes a constant plaintext string as its key and returns the resulting plaintext as UTF-8. Exploitation requires both the application binary and an encrypted password; recovered administrator credentials grant management-console access.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded key exposure in Iagona ScrutisWeb 2.1.37 and earlier allows attackers to decrypt stored passwords into plaintext. The Decrypt method in Scrutis.Front.dll hashes a constant plaintext string as its key and returns the resulting plaintext as UTF-8. Exploitation requires both the application binary and an encrypted password; recovered administrator credentials grant management-console access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-35763
Published
Jul 18, 2023
Updated
Oct 21, 2024
Vendor
Iagona
Product
ScrutisWeb
Classifications
CWE-798, CWE-321, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 18, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.1.37

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Iagona · ScrutisWebversion=0 <=2.1.37

Published CVSS scores

5.5ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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