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Storing unencrypted LDAP passwords in feedbacksystem

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Feedbacksystem is a personalized feedback system for students using artificial intelligence. Passwords of users using LDAP login are stored in clear text in the database. The LDAP users password is passed unencrypted in the LoginController.scala and stored in the database when logging in for the first time. Users using only local login or the cas login are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 1.19.2.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-37468
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 17:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Storing unencrypted LDAP passwords in feedbacksystem

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jul 2023, 20:18 UTC

Feedbacksystem is a personalized feedback system for students using artificial intelligence. Passwords of users using LDAP login are stored in clear text in the database. The LDAP users password is passed unencrypted in the LoginController.scala and stored in the database when logging in for the first time. Users using only local login or the cas login are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 1.19.2.

osv:CVE-2023-37468
Complete source record
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    "title": "Storing unencrypted LDAP passwords in feedbacksystem",
    "summary": "Feedbacksystem is a personalized feedback system for students using artificial intelligence. Passwords of users using LDAP login are stored in clear text in the database. The LDAP users password is passed unencrypted in the LoginController.scala and stored in the database when logging in for the first time. Users using only local login or the cas login are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 1.19.2.",
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