CVE-2018-19233

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

COMPAREX Miss Marple Enterprise Edition before 2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by reading the user name and encrypted password hard-coded in an Inventory Agent configuration file.

Affected products

Comparex Miss Marple: before 2.0 — fixed in 2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Comparex Miss Marple 2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150427/Miss-Marple-Enterprise-Edition-File-Upload-Hardcoded-AES-Key.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/55
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Nov/37
https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-miss-marple-enterprise-edition/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150427/Miss-Marple-Enterprise-Edition-File-Upload-Hardcoded-AES-Key.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/55
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Nov/37
https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-miss-marple-enterprise-edition/

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