# CVE-2017-6911: USB Pratirodh is prone to sensitive information disclosure.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

USB Pratirodh is prone to sensitive information disclosure. It stores sensitive information such as username and password in simple usb.xml. An attacker with physical access to the system can modify the file according his own requirements that may aid in further attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96970
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141651/USB-Pratirodh-Insecure-Password-Storage.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/43
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540289/100/0/threaded

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