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TI-2023-12985 Aliases CVE-2023-28441

smartCARS 3 Password Stored as plain text in Error Log

Priority LOW 35CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

smartCARS 3 is flight tracking software. In version 0.5.8 and prior, all persons who have failed login attempts will have their password stored in error logs. This problem doesn't occur in version 0.5.9. As a workaround, delete the affected log file, and ensure one logs in correctly.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00356 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed smartcars-3-bugs (invernyx): 0.5.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
invernyxsmartcars-3-bugsbefore 0.5.90.5.9Patch availableCNA
  • smartcars-3-bugs Vendorinvernyx Affected before 0.5.9 Fixed in 0.5.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:invernyx:smartcars_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.5.9Vulnerableinvernyx
  • cpe:2.3:a:invernyx:smartcars_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.5.9 Vulnerable ·invernyx

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA smartcars-3-bugs (invernyx) Fixed in 0.5.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28441

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-16686 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TFDi Design smartCARS 3 v0.7.0 and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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