The vulnerability of the text field for entering the password of the KeePass password manager lies in the fact that user credentials are stored in an unencrypted form. This allows a hacker to retrieve the master password in its raw form.

The vulnerability of the password input field for the KeePass password manager’s administrator password storage is related to the storage of user data in an unencrypted form. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to retrieve the master password in its raw form...

CVE-2017-8296

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in /.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8296

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in /.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password...