CVE-2025-0714

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.

Score
CVSS 3.1 6.5 Medium
Status
Deferred - a341c0d1-ebf7-493f-a84e-38cf86618674
Published
2025-02-17
Last modified
2025-02-19
Weaknesses
CWE-1204

Affected products

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