CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-10919

Weak Encoding for Password

Published: Jul 23, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of C-MORE HMI EA9 Firmware version 6.52 touch screen panels. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of passwords. When transmitting passwords, the process encrypts them in a recoverable format. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-10185.

Weakness

Obscuring a password with a trivial encoding does not protect the password.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
C-more_hmi_ea9_firmware Automationdirect 6.52 (including) 6.52 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References