Cleartext TransmissionWeakness · CWE-319

CVE-2025-0631

HIGH · 8.7 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-01-28
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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96/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A Credential Exposure Vulnerability exists in the above-mentioned product and version. The vulnerability is due to using HTTP resulting in credentials being sent in clear text.

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 confidence

A credential exposure vulnerability exists where user credentials are transmitted in clear text over unencrypted HTTP instead of being encrypted via HTTPS, allowing attackers on the network path to intercept authentication data.

MitigationMigrate the affected endpoint from HTTP to HTTPS and ensure all authentication endpoints enforce TLS encryption to protect credentials in transit.

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CVSS 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
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 checks

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  1. Identify authentication endpoints
    Review your application's URL routing and web server logs to locate all endpoints that handle user authentication (e.g., /login, /auth, /signin, /api/auth). Document the full URLs including protocol and port.
    Affected if Any authentication endpoint is accessible over HTTP (port 80) instead of only HTTPS (port 443)
  2. Verify HTTP access to auth endpoints
    Attempt to access each identified authentication endpoint using http:// (not https://) from a test client or browser. Confirm whether the connection succeeds and displays the login form.
    Affected if The authentication endpoint loads successfully over unencrypted HTTP
  3. Capture network traffic during login
    Use a network sniffer (such as tcpdump, Wireshark, or browser developer tools) to capture traffic while submitting credentials to the login form over the HTTP endpoint. Inspect the request payload for plaintext username and password fields.
    Affected if Credentials are visible in clear text in the captured HTTP request body
  4. Check server SSL/TLS configuration
    Inspect the web server (e.g., Apache, Nginx, IIS) or application configuration files for SSL/TLS settings. Verify whether HTTPS is enabled and whether HTTP is redirecting to HTTPS. Look for directives like 'SSLEngine on', 'listen 443', or similar TLS settings.
    Affected if HTTP (port 80) is not configured to redirect to HTTPS, or TLS is not enforced for auth endpoints
  5. Inspect response headers for security flags
    Make an authenticated request and examine the response headers for security directives such as 'Strict-Transport-Security', 'Secure' cookie flag, or absence thereof. Also check if the login form action points to an HTTP URL.
    Affected if Login form action URL uses HTTP, or security headers are missing or indicate no TLS enforcement

You are affected if authentication endpoints are reachable over unencrypted HTTP and user credentials are transmitted in clear text without TLS protection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Migrate the affected endpoint from HTTP to HTTPS and ensure all authentication endpoints enforce TLS encryption to protect credentials in transit.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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