CVE-2020-11560: NCH Express Invoice-Clear Text Password Storage

Vulnerable Software: Express Invoice

Affected Version: 7.25

Vendor Homepage: https://www.nchsoftware.com/

CVE: CVE-2020-11560

CVE Author: Tejas Nitin Pingulkar

Exploit Available: POC Available

About Affected Software

Express Invoice lets you create invoices you can print, email or fax directly to clients for faster payment. The reporting functionality allows you to keep track of payments, overdue accounts, sales team performance, and more.

Additional Information

Express Invoice has functionality that includes a web access feature. During configuration, the application prompts users to enter details such as username, password, email, etc. Application stores this information in “C:\ProgramData\NCH Software\ExpressInvoice\Accounts”

Note: from version 8.24 path changed to “C:\ProgramData\NCH Software\ExpressInvoice\WebAccounts”

Exploit

A low-privileged user with local access can navigate to the Accounts directory and retrieve stored usernames and passwords in cleartext format from C:\ProgramData\NCH Software\ExpressInvoice\Accounts and obtain username passwords.

Mitigation

Patch not available as of 19 April 2020

Recommended Workaround: Restrict access to the host server to prevent unauthorized users from accessing sensitive files

Proof Of Concept

 

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