# CVE-2022-29588: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Konica Minolta MFP devices store administrative passwords in cleartext files, allowing attackers with file access to steal credentials and take over accounts.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g6vp-23xc-rxrv

## What is CVE-2022-29588?

CVE-2022-29588 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Konica Minolta bizhub MFP devices before 2022-04-14 use cleartext password storage for the /var/log/nginx/html/ADMINPASS and /etc/shadow files.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29588?

It affects 45 products.


Products: Konicaminolta Bizhub 226i Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 227 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 246i Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 287 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 306i Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 308 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 308e Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 367 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 368 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 368e Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 4052 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 458 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 458e Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 4752 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 558 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 558e Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 658e Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 758 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 808 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 958 Firmware and 25 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-29586](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29586/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2022-29587](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29587/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29588 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-29588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.