CVE-2009-4845
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe configuration page in ToutVirtual VirtualIQ Pro 3.2 build 7882 contains cleartext SSH credentials, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the username and password fields.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe VirtualIQ Pro 3.2 build 7882 configuration page exposes SSH credentials in cleartext, allowing any remote attacker who can access the web interface to view the username and password fields directly. This is a classic information disclosure vulnerability where sensitive authentication credentials are displayed without encryption or masking.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm VirtualIQ Pro installationLocate and inspect the VirtualIQ Pro installation directory or check system inventory for 'Toutvirtual Virtualiq' version 3.2Affected if VirtualIQ Pro 3.2 build 7882 is installed
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Identify web interface availabilityCheck if the VirtualIQ web management interface is accessible on its default HTTP/HTTPS port (typically 80/443 or configured port)Affected if The web interface is exposed and accessible to network users
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Locate configuration pageNavigate to the VirtualIQ configuration or settings page, typically found under paths like /config, /settings, or /admin/config in the web interfaceAffected if The configuration page exists and renders in the browser
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Inspect credential fieldsView the page source or inspect the HTML elements containing SSH username and password fields to determine if values are displayed in cleartext (check for 'value=' attributes with plaintext credentials or unmasked input fields)Affected if SSH credentials appear as plaintext values in the HTML or are displayed unmasked in the web interface
A user is affected if VirtualIQ Pro 3.2 build 7882 is running with its web interface accessible and the configuration page displays SSH credentials without masking or encryption.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemediate by modifying the configuration page to mask or hide SSH credentials from display, implementing proper credential storage (hashing rather than plaintext), and rotating any exposed SSH credentials immediately. Restrict access to the configuration page to authorized administrators only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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