Medium severity · published Aug 16, 2022
CVE-2022-29959
Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 mishandles credential storage
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 mishandles credential storage. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. This environment provides access control functionality through user authentication and privilege management. The credentials for various users are stored insecurely in the SecUsers.ini file by using a simple string transformation rather than a cryptographic mechanism.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openbsi · Emerson
before 5.9; 5.9; 5.9; 5.9; 5.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29959
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29959
Mitigation
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03
Third Party Advisory
https://www.forescout.com/blog/
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