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CVE DATABASE  /  CVE-2022-29959

CVE-2022-29959

CVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Summary

Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 mishandles credential storage. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. This environment provides access control functionality through user authentication and privilege management. The credentials for various users are stored insecurely in the SecUsers.ini file by using a simple string transformation rather than a cryptographic mechanism.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score5.5 (MEDIUM)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vectorLOCAL
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredLOW
User interactionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE

Weakness type (CWE)

Affected products

Emerson openbsi
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2024-11-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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