# CVE-2023-22584: Cleartext credentials in Danfoss AK-EM100

> The Danfoss AK-EM100 stores login credentials in cleartext, allowing attackers to read sensitive authentication data.

- **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:** 11 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6xpq-789w-crhj

## What is CVE-2023-22584?

CVE-2023-22584 is a high-severity vulnerability in Danfoss AK-EM100, published on 11 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Danfoss AK-EM100 stores login credentials in cleartext.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22584?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Danfoss Ak-Em100 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22584?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22584 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Danfoss AK-EM100

- [CVE-2023-22583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22583/): SQL Injection in Danfoss AK-EM100 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-25911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25911/): Authenticated OS Command Injection in Danfoss AK-EM100 (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-22582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22582/): Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Danfoss AK-EM100 (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2023-22585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22585/): Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Danfoss AK-EM100 (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2023-22586](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22586/): Local File Inclusion in Danfoss AK-EM100 (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22584 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22584 is a high-severity vulnerability in Danfoss AK-EM100, published on 11 Jun 2023. 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-2023-22584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Danfoss AK-EM100. 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-2023-22584/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22584/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22584
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22584
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22584

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22584/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.