CVE-2024-12057 User credentials recorded in log files
Attackers can retrieve user credentials from log files when incompatible Web clients attempt authentication, leading to unauthorized application access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12057?
CVE-2024-12057 is a low-severity vulnerability in arcinfo PcVue, published on 9 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
User credentials (login & password) are inserted into log files when a user tries to authenticate using a version of a Web client that is not compatible with that of the PcVue Web back end. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could retrieve the credentials of a user by accessing the Log File. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the application.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12057?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12057?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12057 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12057 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12057 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f92c-vmwr-rmv8.