CVE-2010-4311
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 · uneditedFree Simple Software 1.0 stores passwords in cleartext, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information.
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 · moderate confidenceFree Simple Software 1.0 stores user passwords in cleartext (unencrypted) rather than using salted password hashing. If an attacker gains access to the password storage (database, file, or memory), they can read passwords directly without any cryptographic work.
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= 1.0CVSS 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 installed version is 1.0Locate and read version information - check About dialog, version file, or application metadata in the installation directoryAffected if Installed version is Dustincowell Free Simple Software version 1.0 exactly
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Locate password storage locationFind where user credentials are persisted - check database files, user config files, or application data storage in the installation directoryAffected if Password storage location exists (database or config file) in the application
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Inspect stored password formatExamine the raw password data in the storage location - look at the actual stored values for user accountsAffected if Passwords appear as readable plain text rather than cryptographic hash strings
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Review authentication code for password comparisonLocate authentication logic in application code and trace how password verification is performedAffected if Authentication compares input directly against stored plain-text passwords
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Search for password hashing implementationSearch codebase for password hashing functions such as bcrypt, scrypt, Argon2, PBKDF2, or salted hash algorithmsAffected if No salted password hashing implementation found in the application code
Environment is affected if running version 1.0 and passwords are stored in cleartext without cryptographic hashing
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 dataImplement salted password hashing using a modern algorithm (bcrypt, scrypt, or Argon2). Update authentication logic to compare input against stored hashes instead of cleartext values. Migrate existing passwords by requiring users to reset or rehashing on successful login.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-4311 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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