vendor:
mRemoteNG
by:
Maximilian Barz
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory
312
CWE
Product Name: mRemoteNG
Affected Version From: mRemoteNG <= v1.76.20
Affected Version To: mRemoteNG <= v1.77.3-dev
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: CVE-2023-30367
CPE: a:mremoteng_project:mremoteng
Platforms Tested: Windows 11
2023
mRemoteNG v1.77.3.1784-NB – Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory
mRemoteNG configuration files can be stored in an encrypted state on disk. However, mRemoteNG versions <= v1.76.20 and <= 1.77.3-dev load configuration files in plain text into memory at application start-up, even if no connection has been established yet. This allows attackers to access contents of configuration files in plain text through a memory dump and compromise user credentials. This also bypasses the connection configuration file encryption setting.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to a version of mRemoteNG that addresses this vulnerability. Set a custom password encryption key to protect configuration files in memory. Avoid storing sensitive information in configuration files.