Mobatek MobaXterm 11.1 u3860 (CVE-2019-7690)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 192159

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Mobatek MobaXterm installed on the remote host is 11.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2019-7690 advisory.

- In MobaTek MobaXterm Personal Edition v11.1 Build 3860, the SSH private key and its password can be retrieved from process memory for the lifetime of the process, even after the user disconnects from the remote SSH server. This affects Passwordless Authentication that has a Password Protected SSH Private Key.
(CVE-2019-7690)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade Mobatek MobaXterm based upon the guidance specified in the linked advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 192159

File Name: mobatek_mobaxterm_CVE-2019-7690.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/15/2024

Updated: 3/15/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-7690

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mobatek:mobaxterm

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mobatek MobaXterm

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-7690

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