Weak password hashing in Windu CMS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Windu CMS uses hashing algorithm based on MD5 and SHA1 with static salt to store user passwords. This allows an attacker who obtain password hash to decode user credentials. Because vendor contact attempts were unsuccessful, the vulnerability has only been confirmed in version 4.1 but may also affect other versions.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57310
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7pv-37vf-wpvv
References
Other 1
More JCD vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-41246 Blind SQL Injection in Windu CMS CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2013-06125 Windu CMS 2.2 allows CSRF via admin/users/?mn=admin.message.error to add an admin account. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-36731 User enumeration in Windu CMS CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-36728 Bruteforce Protection Bypass in Windu CMS CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-36726 Broken Access Control in Windu CMS CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-36725 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Windu CMS CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-57310 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-57310 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m7pv-37vf-wpvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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