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CVE-2019-25279 (GCVE-0-2019-25279)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 23:10 – Updated: 2026-07-15 01:23
VLAI
Title
FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability
Summary
FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a cleartext password storage vulnerability that allows attackers to access unencrypted credentials in the device's SQLite database. Attackers can directly read sensitive login information stored in /faceGuard/database/FaceSentryWeb.sqlite without additional authentication.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-08 19:25 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System Affected: 6.4.8 build 264
Affected: 5.7.2 build 568
Affected: 5.7.0 build 539
    cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:6.4.8_build_264:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:5.7.2_build_568:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:5.7.0_build_539:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2019-06-30 00:00
Credits
LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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