Unprotected storage of credentials in CIM 500 - CVE-2020-10609
Published: July 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29580
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10609
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 view contents of the configuration file and gain access to passwords for 3rd party integration.
Affected software
CIM 500
How to mitigate CVE-2020-10609
Install updates from vendor's website.
CIM 500 - update to 06.16.00