Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data in Modicon M221 - CVE-2020-7567

 

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data in Modicon M221 - CVE-2020-7567

Published: November 19, 2020 / Updated: December 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48920
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7567
CWE-ID: CWE-311
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
Modicon M221

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing encryption of sensitive data. A remote attacker on the local ntwork can find the password hash.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-7567

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

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