Ardent Security Advisory
Ardent Security regularly identifies zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits in various products. We believe in responsible disclosure.
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# Ardent Security Advisory
# Original Disclosure: https://www.ardent-security.com/advisory/ASA-2021-05/ASA-2021-05_CVE-2021-29397.txt
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# Product:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NorthStar Club Management 6.3
# Vendor:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Northstar Technologies Inc
# URL:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â https://www.globalnorthstar.com/
# ASA ID:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ASA-2021-05
# CVE ID:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CVE-2021-29397
#CWE ID: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CWE-319 – Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
# Subject:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information via insecure HTTP
# Severity: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â High
# Author:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alexandre LaRocque, CEO <[email protected]>
# Date:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2022-01-27
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Description:
The NorthStar Club Management 6.3 is using the legacy and insecure HTTP protocol (port 80). When a user logs in the HTTP version of the web application, their credentials are transmitted in cleartext and can be intercepted by any parties on the same network. This vulnerability was identified by Ardent Security experts while performing penetration testing in Toronto, Canada.
Technical Description:
Due to the dominant market share of the product, no proof-of-concept code is provided.
Affected version(s):
Only NorthStar Club Management 6.3 was tested. Older versions could be vulnerable.
Workaround / Fix:
It is unknown if this vulnerability has been fixed by the vendor.
Vulnerability Severity:
CVSS v3.1 Metrics [2]:
– CVSS Base Score: 8.8 (High)
– CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline:
2021-03-18: Vulnerability discovery
2021-03-27: Contacted vendor about the vulnerability
2021-03-27: Vendor was given a 90-days period
2021-06-27: Vendor was given an additional 90-days period
2021-09-27: Vendor was given an additional 90-days period
2022-01-27: Public disclosure
Reference:
[1] https://www.ardent-security.com/advisory/ASA-2021-05
[2] https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H&version=3.1