CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-8366

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Apr 05, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.3
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Webvisit in Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs offers a password macro to protect HMI pages on the PLC against casual or coincidental opening of HMI pages by the user. The password macro can be configured in a way that the password is stored and transferred in clear text.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Ilc_plcs_firmwarePhoenixcontact- (including)- (including)

Potential Mitigations

References