# CVE-2022-20651: Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> An authenticated local attacker can view other users' credentials in clear text logs on shared Cisco ASDM workstations.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 1 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ph5j-6pcv-6w76

## What is CVE-2022-20651?

CVE-2022-20651 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM), published on 22 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the logging component of Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view sensitive information in clear text on an affected system. Cisco ADSM must be deployed in a shared workstation environment for this issue to be exploited. This vulnerability is due to the storage of unencrypted credentials in certain logs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view the credentials of other users of the shared device.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20651?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-20651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-20651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)

- [CVE-2022-20829](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20829/): Code injection in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-1585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1585/): Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-20651 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-20651 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM), published on 22 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM). 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-2022-20651/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20651/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20651
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20651
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20651

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20651/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.