# CVE-2022-30997: Hardcoded credentials in STARDOM Controller

> Hard-coded credentials in Yokogawa STARDOM controllers allow attackers with administrative privileges to modify settings or install tampered firmware.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hp9h-3f88-7vww

## What is CVE-2022-30997?

CVE-2022-30997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yokogawa Electric Corporation STARDOM Controller, published on 28 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability exists in STARDOM FCN Controller and FCJ Controller R4.10 to R4.31, which may allow an attacker with an administrative privilege to read/change configuration settings or update the controller with tampered firmware.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30997?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Yokogawa Stardom Fcj Firmware, Yokogawa Stardom Fcn Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30997?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-30997 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Yokogawa Electric Corporation STARDOM Controller

- [CVE-2022-29519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29519/): Information disclosure in STARDOM Controller (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-5915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5915/): Denial of service in STARDOM (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30997 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yokogawa Electric Corporation STARDOM Controller, published on 28 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Yokogawa Electric Corporation STARDOM Controller. 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-2022-30997/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30997/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30997
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30997
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30997

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30997/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.