CVE-2021-34560 A vulnerability in WirelessHART-Gateway <= 3.0.9 could lead to information exposure of sensitive information

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker with local access can retrieve stored credentials from the browser's autocomplete feature in the WirelessHART Gateway web interface.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-34560?

CVE-2021-34560 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact WHA-GW-F2D2-0-AS- Z2-ETH, published on 31 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In PEPPERL+FUCHS WirelessHART-Gateway <= 3.0.9 a form contains a password field with autocomplete enabled. The stored credentials can be captured by an attacker who gains control over the user's computer. Therefore the user must have logged in at least once.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34560?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Pepperl-Fuchs Wha-Gw-F2d2-0-as-Z2-Eth.eip Firmware, Pepperl-Fuchs Wha-Gw-F2d2-0-as-Z2-Eth Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34560?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34560 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-34560 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2pw-r5rx-m6w6.

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