CVE-2023-39144
Element55 KnowMore appliances version 21 and older was discovered to store passwords in plaintext.
Element55 KnowMore appliances version 21 and older was discovered to store passwords in plaintext.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Element55 KnowMore appliances version 21 and older was discovered to store passwords in plaintext.
- Record
CVE-2023-39144- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Element55 KnowMore appliances version 21 and older was discovered to store passwords in plaintext.
- Record
CVE-2023-39144- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42885 No score
Element55 KnowMore appliances version 21 and older was discovered to store passwords in plaintext.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42885- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rhw-r4v4-3c33
Element55 KnowMore appliances version 21 and older was discovered to store passwords in plaintext.
Element55 KnowMore appliances version 21 and older was discovered to store passwords in plaintext.
- Record
GHSA-5rhw-r4v4-3c33- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | cduram/CVE-2023-39144 | 2023-07-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-39144 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Element55 Knowmore, published August 3, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.