VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) 2.3.13 stores administrator credentials in cleartext, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive informa…

published 2015-01-08 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9393

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits: 0; none known

VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) 2.3.13 stores administrator credentials in cleartext, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the plugin configuration files.

Exploit prediction

1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/76 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129656/VDG-Security-SENSE-2.3.13-File-Disclosure-Bypass-Buffer-Overflow.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
sec-consult.com https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20141218-0_VDG_Security_SENSE_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_v10.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-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-9579
NVD CVE-2014-9579

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Summary