CVE-2022-29959 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Attackers can recover user credentials from insecure storage in Emerson OpenBSI, enabling unauthorized access and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-29959?
CVE-2022-29959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 mishandles credential storage. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. This environment provides access control functionality through user authentication and privilege management. The credentials for various users are stored insecurely in the SecUsers.ini file by using a simple string transformation rather than a cryptographic mechanism.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emerson Openbsi.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-29959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8mv-jqpq-mx92.