Plaintext Storage of a Password Affecting @zowe/cli package, versions >=7.18.0 <7.23.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ZOWECLI-7537069
  • published18 Jul 2024
  • disclosed17 Jul 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-6833  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-256  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @zowe/cli to version 7.23.5 or higher.

Overview

@zowe/cli is a Zowe CLI is a command line interface (CLI) that provides a simple and streamlined way to interact with IBM z/OS.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Plaintext Storage of a Password through the auto-init operation. An attacker can access sensitive information by exploiting the storage of secure credentials in plaintext.

References

CVSS Scores

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