---
id: CVE-2017-16946
title: >-
  The admin_edit function in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.82
  mishandles the enable_password field, which allows admins to discover a hashed
  password by reading the audit log.
summary: >-
  The admin_edit function in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.82
  mishandles the enable_password field, which allows admins to discover a hashed
  password by reading the audit log.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-532
vendor: misp-project
product: misp
affected:
  - misp = 2.4.82
published: '2017-11-25'
updated: '2026-06-22'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16946'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/7d5890b2fc63285f010d5845913894dd71cf232c
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/7d5890b2fc63285f010d5845913894dd71cf232c
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0099
epssPercentile: 0.60485
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.207Z'
---

## Overview

The admin_edit function in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.82 mishandles the enable_password field, which allows admins to discover a hashed password by reading the audit log.

## Affected

- `misp = 2.4.82`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.