# CVE-2022-29960: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Emerson OpenBSI uses DES with hardcoded keys, allowing attackers to decrypt credentials and sensitive engineering files.

- **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:** 26 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w6v8-54jm-g2j3

## What is CVE-2022-29960?

CVE-2022-29960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 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 uses weak cryptography. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. DES with hardcoded cryptographic keys is used for protection of certain system credentials, engineering files, and sensitive utilities.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29960?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emerson Openbsi.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-29959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29959/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29960 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 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-2022-29960 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-2022-29960/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29960/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29960
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29960
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29960

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29960/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.