Unprotected storage of credentials in iNET and iNET II - CVE-2022-24120
Published: April 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61820
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24120
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: General Electric Company
Affected software:
iNET
iNET II
iNET
iNET II
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local 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. An attacker with physical access can view contents of the configuration file and gain access to passwords for 3rd party integration.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-24120
Install updates from vendor's website.