Unprotected storage of credentials in ICONICS, Inc. products - CVE-2022-23129
Published: January 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59903
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23129
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ICONICS, Inc.
Affected software:
ICONICS Suite
GENESIS64
Energy AnalytiX
Hyper Historian
MobileHMI
ICONICS Suite
GENESIS64
Energy AnalytiX
Hyper Historian
MobileHMI
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user 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 within the GENESIS64 and MC Works64 Workbench "export to CSV" function. A local administrator can view contents of the configuration file and gain access to passwords for 3rd party integration.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23129
Install updates from vendor's website.