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CVE-2013-6246 json

The Dell Quest One Password Manager, possibly 5.0, allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protections and obtain sensitive information (…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-6074

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.9%
EPSS 5.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Dell Quest One Password Manager, possibly 5.0, allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protections and obtain sensitive information (user's full name) by sending a login request with a valid domain and username but without the CaptchaType, UseCaptchaEveryTime, and CaptchaResponse parameters.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-38812)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-38812 DELL Quest One Password Manager - CAPTCHA Security Bypass remote, 2011-10-21
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123703/quest-captcha.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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