# CVE-2022-2513: Information disclosure in 650 Connectivity Package

> Attackers with backup file or host access can read cleartext IED credentials, enabling unauthorized configuration changes or denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrwm-2vxq-5x2h

## What is CVE-2022-2513?

CVE-2022-2513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy 650 Connectivity Package, published on 22 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability exists in the Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) Connectivity Package (ConnPack) credential storage function in Hitachi Energy’s PCM600 product included in the versions listed below, where IEDs credentials are stored in a cleartext format in the PCM600 database and logs files. An attacker having get access to the exported backup file can exploit the vulnerability and obtain user credentials of the IEDs. Additionally, an attacker with administrator access to the PCM600 host machine can obtain other user credentials by analyzing database log files. The credentials may be used to perform unauthorized modifications such as loading incorrect configurations, reboot the IEDs or cause a denial-of-service on the IEDs.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2513?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Hitachienergy 650connectivitypackage, Hitachienergy 670connectivitypackage, Hitachienergy Gms600connectivitypackage, Hitachienergy Pcm600, Hitachienergy Pwc600connectivitypackage, Hitachienergy Sam600ioconnectivitypackage.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2513?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2513 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2513 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2513 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy 650 Connectivity Package, published on 22 Nov 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-2022-2513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hitachi Energy 650 Connectivity Package. 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-2022-2513/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2513/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2513
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2513
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2513

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2513/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.