CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-1794

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Jul 11, 2022 | Modified: Jun 27, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The CODESYS OPC DA Server prior V3.5.18.20 stores PLC passwords as plain text in its configuration file so that it is visible to all authorized Microsoft Windows users of the system.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Opc_da_server Codesys 3.0.0 (including) 3.5.18.20 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References