Weak Encoding for Password in ADAM-5550 - CVE-2024-37187

 

Weak Encoding for Password in ADAM-5550 - CVE-2024-37187

Published: September 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97752
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37187
CWE-ID: CWE-261
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
ADAM-5550

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the passwords are stored in a weakly encoded format. A remote attacker on the local network can retrieve the credentials from another user.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-37187

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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