Unprotected storage of credentials in Brocade Fabric OS - CVE-2022-28170

 

Unprotected storage of credentials in Brocade Fabric OS - CVE-2022-28170

Published: September 19, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67461
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28170
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Brocade
Affected software:
Brocade Fabric OS

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 the debug statements. A local user can extract the passwords from a debug file.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-28170

Install updates from vendor's website.

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