Cleartext storage of sensitive information in AVEVA System Platform

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU61182

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0835

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected product stores sensitive information in cleartext. A local user can retrieve sensitive information and gain access to the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

AVEVA System Platform: 2020 - 2020 R2S

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsa-22-067-02

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.