Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data in Brocade SANnav - CVE-2022-28164
Published: May 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62857
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28164
CWE-ID: CWE-311
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Brocade
Affected software:
Brocade SANnav
Brocade SANnav
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the use of the Blowfish symmetric encryption algorithm for the storage of passwords. A local user can decrypt stored account passwords.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28164
Install updates from vendor's website.