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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-6528 · published 9 March 2017

CVE-2017-6528: Dnatools dnalims insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Dnatools · Dnalims

An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is affected by plaintext password storage (the /home/dna/spool/.pfile file).

8.1 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 3.4% · top 11.5% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
8.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
3.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is affected by plaintext password storage (the /home/dna/spool/.pfile file).

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96823
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41578/
https://www.shorebreaksecurity.com/blog/product-security-advisory-psa0002-dnalims/ ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96823
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41578/
https://www.shorebreaksecurity.com/blog/product-security-advisory-psa0002-dnalims/ ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-6528), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.