CVE-2012-1977 WellinTech KingSCADA Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
Attackers with local access can read cleartext passwords from the user database in WellinTech KingSCADA, leading to credential exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1977?
CVE-2012-1977 is a high-severity vulnerability in WellinTech KingSCADA, published on 9 May 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WellinTech KingSCADA 3.0 uses a cleartext base64 format for storage of passwords in user.db, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1977?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wellintech Kingview.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1977?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1977 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1977 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WellinTech KingSCADA
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r54h-4qg8-h76p.