CVE-2020-16244 Weak cryptography in GE Digital APM Classic
An attacker can decrypt stored passwords due to missing salt in hashing, enabling account takeover when combined with IDOR flaws.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-16244?
CVE-2020-16244 is a high-severity vulnerability in GE Digital APM Classic, published on 23 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GE Digital APM Classic, Versions 4.4 and prior. Salt is not used for hash calculation of passwords, making it possible to decrypt passwords. This design flaw, along with the IDOR vulnerability, puts the entire platform at high risk because an authenticated user can retrieve all user account data and then retrieve the actual passwords.
Weakness: CWE-759
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ge Asset Performance Management Classic.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-16244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in GE Digital APM Classic
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5q8-96h8-84w6.