CVE-2020-5248

Public GLPIKEY can be used to decrypt any data in GLPI

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2020 at 04:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGlpi

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

GLPI before before version 9.4.6 has a vulnerability involving a default encryption key. GLPIKEY is public and is used on every instance. This means anyone can decrypt sensitive data stored using this key. It is possible to change the key before installing GLPI. But on existing instances, data must be reencrypted with the new key. Problem is we can not know which columns or rows in the database are using that; espcially from plugins. Changing the key without updating data would lend in bad password sent from glpi; but storing them again from the UI will work.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.4.6
Affected range stops below 9.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798

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