CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-33892

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Aug 02, 2024 | Modified: Sep 03, 2024
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
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Cosy+ devices running a firmware 21.x below 21.2s10 or a firmware 22.x below 22.1s3 are susceptible to leaking information through cookies. This is fixed in version 21.2s10 and 22.1s3

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
Ewon_cosy+_firmware Hms-networks 21.0s0 (including) 21.2s10 (excluding)
Ewon_cosy+_firmware Hms-networks 22.0s0 (including) 22.1s3 (excluding)

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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