Unprotected storage of credentials in SmartServer - CVE-2022-3089
Published: February 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72038
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3089
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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. A local administrator can view contents of the configuration file and obtain cleartext usernames and passwords of the SmartServer.
Affected software
SmartServer
How to mitigate CVE-2022-3089
Install updates from vendor's website.
SmartServer - update to 3.5 Update 2 v3.52.003