CWE-522
Allowed-with-ReviewInsufficiently Protected Credentials
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
1811 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-R5JR-82X4-R6J7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:25 – Updated: 2024-01-30 21:53Jenkins Crowd Integration Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in the global config.xml configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "com.ds.tools.hudson:crowd"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-1003097"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-01-30T21:53:09Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2019-04-04T16:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Jenkins Crowd Integration Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in the global config.xml configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.",
"id": "GHSA-r5jr-82x4-r6j7",
"modified": "2024-01-30T21:53:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:25:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1003097"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/crowd-plugin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-04-03/#SECURITY-1069"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/12/2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107790"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Jenkins Crowd Integration Plugin stores credentials in plain text"
}
GHSA-R5P6-3838-G6HR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-30 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-30 00:00Zyxel CloudCNM SecuManager 3.1.0 and 3.1.1 has the q6xV4aW8bQ4cfD-b password for the axiros account.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-15347"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-29T03:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Zyxel CloudCNM SecuManager 3.1.0 and 3.1.1 has the q6xV4aW8bQ4cfD-b password for the axiros account.",
"id": "GHSA-r5p6-3838-g6hr",
"modified": "2022-09-30T00:00:32Z",
"published": "2022-09-30T00:00:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15347"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2020-03-09-zyxel-secumanager-0day-vulnerabilities.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zyxel.com/support/vulnerabilities-of-CloudCNM-SecuManager.shtml"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R627-FMVR-78Q5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:07 – Updated: 2023-05-16 21:30Password autocomplete vulnerability in the web application password field of Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS allows attacker to gain access to user credentials that are stored by the browser. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS version 6.3 and prior versions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-35527"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-200",
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-07-14T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Password autocomplete vulnerability in the web application password field of Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS allows attacker to gain access to user credentials that are stored by the browser. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS version 6.3 and prior versions.",
"id": "GHSA-r627-fmvr-78q5",
"modified": "2023-05-16T21:30:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:07:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35527"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107992A0957\u0026LanguageCode=en\u0026DocumentPartId=\u0026Action=Launch"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R659-CJPW-FQ42
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:23 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:23"BigFix Platform is storing clear text credentials within the system's memory. An attacker who is able to gain administrative privileges can use a program to create a memory dump and extract the credentials. These credentials can be used to pivot further into the environment. The principle of least privilege should be applied to all BigFix deployments, limiting administrative access."
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-4095"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-07-16T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "\"BigFix Platform is storing clear text credentials within the system\u0027s memory. An attacker who is able to gain administrative privileges can use a program to create a memory dump and extract the credentials. These credentials can be used to pivot further into the environment. The principle of least privilege should be applied to all BigFix deployments, limiting administrative access.\"",
"id": "GHSA-r659-cjpw-fq42",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:23:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:23:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4095"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0080772"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-R6Q8-H627-R6P2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:02 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01Hirschmann HiOS 07.1.01, 07.1.02, and 08.1.00 through 08.5.xx and HiSecOS 03.3.00 through 03.5.01 allow remote attackers to change the credentials of existing users.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-27734"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-17T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Hirschmann HiOS 07.1.01, 07.1.02, and 08.1.00 through 08.5.xx and HiSecOS 03.3.00 through 03.5.01 allow remote attackers to change the credentials of existing users.",
"id": "GHSA-r6q8-h627-r6p2",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:13Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:02:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27734"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://dam.belden.com/dmm3bwsv3/assetstream.aspx?assetid=12914\u0026mediaformatid=50063\u0026destinationid=10016"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R842-QG2M-QR63
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44Credentials for Zivif PR115-204-P-RS V2.3.4.2103 Webcams can be obtained by an unauthenticated remote attacker using a standard web /cgi-bin/hi3510/param.cgi?cmd=getuser HTTP request. This vulnerability exists because of a lack of authentication checks in requests to CGI pages.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-17106"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-12-19T02:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Credentials for Zivif PR115-204-P-RS V2.3.4.2103 Webcams can be obtained by an unauthenticated remote attacker using a standard web /cgi-bin/hi3510/param.cgi?cmd=getuser HTTP request. This vulnerability exists because of a lack of authentication checks in requests to CGI pages.",
"id": "GHSA-r842-qg2m-qr63",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17106"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://twitter.com/silascutler/status/938052460328968192"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145386/Zivif-PR115-204-P-RS-2.3.4.2103-Bypass-Command-Injection-Hardcoded-Password.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/42"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R8MV-JQPQ-MX92
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-17 00:00 – Updated: 2024-02-13 18:38Emerson 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-29959"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-327",
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-16T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "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.",
"id": "GHSA-r8mv-jqpq-mx92",
"modified": "2024-02-13T18:38:22Z",
"published": "2022-08-17T00:00:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29959"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.forescout.com/blog"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R8X9-P5V6-VX46
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 09:31 – Updated: 2026-05-06 09:31A user able to connect to Agent 2 can inject an Oracle TNS connection string via the 'service' parameter. This can lead to Agent 2 connecting to an attacker-controlled server and leaking Oracle database credentials if they are saved in a named session.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-23927"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-06T08:16:02Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A user able to connect to Agent 2 can inject an Oracle TNS connection string via the \u0027service\u0027 parameter. This can lead to Agent 2 connecting to an attacker-controlled server and leaking Oracle database credentials if they are saved in a named session.",
"id": "GHSA-r8x9-p5v6-vx46",
"modified": "2026-05-06T09:31:35Z",
"published": "2026-05-06T09:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23927"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-27759"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-R96M-RQ4F-96V2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2022-10-16 19:00Dell EMC Avamar versions 18.2,19.1,19.2,19.3,19.4 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A high privileged user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a complete outage.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-36318"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522",
"CWE-532"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-21T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Dell EMC Avamar versions 18.2,19.1,19.2,19.3,19.4 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A high privileged user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a complete outage.",
"id": "GHSA-r96m-rq4f-96v2",
"modified": "2022-10-16T19:00:30Z",
"published": "2021-12-22T00:00:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36318"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-09"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000193369"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-RCQQ-QPJ9-P4V3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-31 00:01 – Updated: 2022-08-11 00:00HCL Commerce's Remote Store server could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive personal information. The vulnerability requires the victim to first perform a particular operation on the website.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-27785"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-30T00:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "HCL Commerce\u0027s Remote Store server could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive personal information. The vulnerability requires the victim to first perform a particular operation on the website.",
"id": "GHSA-rcqq-qpj9-p4v3",
"modified": "2022-08-11T00:00:45Z",
"published": "2022-07-31T00:01:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27785"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0099765"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
Use an appropriate security mechanism to protect the credentials.
Mitigation
Make appropriate use of cryptography to protect the credentials.
Mitigation
Use industry standards to protect the credentials (e.g. LDAP, keystore, etc.).
CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking
Session sidejacking takes advantage of an unencrypted communication channel between a victim and target system. The attacker sniffs traffic on a network looking for session tokens in unencrypted traffic. Once a session token is captured, the attacker performs malicious actions by using the stolen token with the targeted application to impersonate the victim. This attack is a specific method of session hijacking, which is exploiting a valid session token to gain unauthorized access to a target system or information. Other methods to perform a session hijacking are session fixation, cross-site scripting, or compromising a user or server machine and stealing the session token.
CAPEC-474: Signature Spoofing by Key Theft
An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by theft and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.
CAPEC-50: Password Recovery Exploitation
An attacker may take advantage of the application feature to help users recover their forgotten passwords in order to gain access into the system with the same privileges as the original user. Generally password recovery schemes tend to be weak and insecure.
CAPEC-509: Kerberoasting
Through the exploitation of how service accounts leverage Kerberos authentication with Service Principal Names (SPNs), the adversary obtains and subsequently cracks the hashed credentials of a service account target to exploit its privileges. The Kerberos authentication protocol centers around a ticketing system which is used to request/grant access to services and to then access the requested services. As an authenticated user, the adversary may request Active Directory and obtain a service ticket with portions encrypted via RC4 with the private key of the authenticated account. By extracting the local ticket and saving it disk, the adversary can brute force the hashed value to reveal the target account credentials.
CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Modifying existing services may break existing services or may enable services that are disabled/not commonly used.
CAPEC-555: Remote Services with Stolen Credentials
This pattern of attack involves an adversary that uses stolen credentials to leverage remote services such as RDP, telnet, SSH, and VNC to log into a system. Once access is gained, any number of malicious activities could be performed.
CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions under the guise of an authenticated user or service.
CAPEC-561: Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Windows administrator credentials (e.g. userID/password) to access Windows Admin Shares on a local machine or within a Windows domain.
CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing
An adversary tries known username/password combinations against different systems, applications, or services to gain additional authenticated access. Credential Stuffing attacks rely upon the fact that many users leverage the same username/password combination for multiple systems, applications, and services.
CAPEC-644: Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash)
An adversary obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Windows domain credential hash values to access systems within the domain that leverage the Lan Man (LM) and/or NT Lan Man (NTLM) authentication protocols.
CAPEC-645: Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket)
An adversary uses stolen Kerberos tickets to access systems/resources that leverage the Kerberos authentication protocol. The Kerberos authentication protocol centers around a ticketing system which is used to request/grant access to services and to then access the requested services. An adversary can obtain any one of these tickets (e.g. Service Ticket, Ticket Granting Ticket, Silver Ticket, or Golden Ticket) to authenticate to a system/resource without needing the account's credentials. Depending on the ticket obtained, the adversary may be able to access a particular resource or generate TGTs for any account within an Active Directory Domain.
CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials
An adversary obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Kerberos credentials (e.g. Kerberos service account userID/password or Kerberos Tickets) with the goal of achieving authenticated access to additional systems, applications, or services within the domain.
CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate operating system credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions on the system, under the guise of an authenticated user or service. This applies to any Operating System.