CVE-2022-38121 POWERCOM CO., LTD. UPSMON PRO - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
A remote attacker with general user privileges can read plaintext credentials from a configuration file, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38121?
CVE-2022-38121 is a medium-severity vulnerability in POWERCOM CO., LTD. UPSMON PRO, published on 10 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
UPSMON PRO configuration file stores user password in plaintext under public user directory. A remote attacker with general user privilege can access all users‘ and administrators' account names and passwords via this unprotected configuration file.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38121?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Upspowercom Upsmon Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38121 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38121 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-38121 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in POWERCOM CO., LTD. UPSMON PRO
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7922-hx9c-296c.