CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2017-8296 — kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext

High CVSS 7.5

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password entries created and consulted are also accessible in cleartext.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.0)
Published
2017-04-27
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-522

Affected products

  • ked_password_manager_project / ked_password_manager / 0.5
  • ked_password_manager_project / ked_password_manager / 1.0

Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

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