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CVE-2025-56527

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Description

Plaintext password storage in Kotaemon 0.11.0 in the client's localStorage.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-18 17:16:04.760000
Last modified
2026-11-05 14:10:00.273000
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  "id": "CVE-2025-56527",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-11-18T17:16:04.760",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-05T14:10:00.273",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Plaintext password storage in Kotaemon 0.11.0 in the client's localStorage."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Almacenamiento de contraseñas en texto plano en Kotaemon 0.11.0 en el localStorage del cliente."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
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          "versions": [
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              "version": "n/a",
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          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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      "url": "https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/commit/37cdc28",
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