CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-42642

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Feb 02, 2022 | Modified: Feb 08, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

PrinterLogic Web Stack versions 19.1.1.13 SP9 and below are vulnerable to an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to disclose the plaintext console username and password for a printer.

Weakness

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

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Web_stack Printerlogic * 19.1.1.13 (excluding)
Web_stack Printerlogic 19.1.1.13 (including) 19.1.1.13 (including)
Web_stack Printerlogic 19.1.1.13-sp2 (including) 19.1.1.13-sp2 (including)
Web_stack Printerlogic 19.1.1.13-sp3-3 (including) 19.1.1.13-sp3-3 (including)
Web_stack Printerlogic 19.1.1.13-sp9 (including) 19.1.1.13-sp9 (including)

Extended Description

Because the information is stored in cleartext (i.e., unencrypted), attackers could potentially read it. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information. When organizations adopt cloud services, it can be easier for attackers to access the data from anywhere on the Internet. In some systems/environments such as cloud, the use of “double encryption” (at both the software and hardware layer) might be required, and the developer might be solely responsible for both layers, instead of shared responsibility with the administrator of the broader system/environment.

Potential Mitigations

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