Dell Wyse ThinOS versions prior to 2303 (9.4.1141) contain a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious user with local access to the device could exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive information written to the log files.
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyse_thinos | Dell | 9.4.1141 (including) | 9.4.1141 (including) |
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.