# CVE-2021-35050: User Credentials Stored in a Recoverable Format within Fidelis Network and Deception

> Attackers with CommandPost access can decode stored user credentials to gain unauthorized application access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2w8w-7v4c-mfg3

## What is CVE-2021-35050?

CVE-2021-35050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fidelis Deception, published on 25 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

User credentials stored in a recoverable format within Fidelis Network and Deception CommandPost. In the event that an attacker gains access to the CommandPost, these values could be decoded and used to login to the application. The vulnerability is present in Fidelis Network and Deception versions prior to 9.3.3. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 9.3.3 and subsequent versions.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-257 (Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35050?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fidelissecurity Deception, Fidelissecurity Network.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-35050?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-35050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-35050 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fidelis Deception

- [CVE-2021-35047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35047/): Privileged Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-35049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35049/): Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-35048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35048/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24388/): Authenticated Privileged Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-24389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24389/): Authenticated Privileged Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-35050 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-35050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fidelis Deception, published on 25 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fidelis Deception. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35050/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35050/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35050
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35050
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-35050

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35050/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.