# CVE-2023-33730: Privilege Escalation in the "GetUserCurrentPwd" function in Microworld Technologies eScan Management Console 14.0.1400.2281 allows any remot

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2023-05-31 · Updated: 2025-01-10

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Privilege Escalation in the "GetUserCurrentPwd" function in Microworld Technologies eScan Management Console 14.0.1400.2281 allows any remote attacker to retrieve password of any admin or normal user in plain text format.

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## References

- https://github.com/sahiloj/CVE-2023-33730/blob/main/CVE-2023-33730.md
- https://github.com/sahiloj/CVE-2023-33730

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