Unprotected storage of credentials in GE products - CVE-2020-6961

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Unprotected storage of credentials in GE products - CVE-2020-6961

Published: January 24, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24503
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6961
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GE
Affected software:
ApexPro Telemetry Server
CARESCAPE Telemetry Server
Clinical Information Center (CIC)
CARESCAPE Central Station (CSCS)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to other users' credentials.

The vulnerability exists due to application stored credentials in plain text in a configuration file on the system. A remote attacker can obtain access to the SSH private key in configuration files.

Note: This vulnerability affects the following versions of CIC and CSCS:

  • Clinical Information Center (CIC), Versions 4.X and 5.X
  • CARESCAPE Central Station (CSCS), Versions 2.X

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6961

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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