Wicd before 1.7.1 saves sensitive information in log files in /var/log/wicd, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain passwords…

Description

Wicd before 1.7.1 saves sensitive information in log files in /var/log/wicd, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain passwords and other sensitive information.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.38% · top 67% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-255 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• https://launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9570 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20120126 Re: CVE request: wicd writes sensitive information in log files (password, passphrase...) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 51703 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 49657 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/682 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20120126 CVE request: wicd writes sensitive information in log files (password, passphrase...) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• GLSA-201206-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652417 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 18:38 UTC.