CVE-2021-27757 (GCVE-0-2021-27757)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-04 18:53 – Updated: 2024-08-03 21:26
VLAI
Summary
" Insecure password storage issue.The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.Since the information is stored in cleartext, attackers could potentially read it and gain access to sensitive information."
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • "Sensitive Data Exposure"
Assigner
HCL
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a "BigFix Insights" Affected: "BigFix Insights v10.0.0.x - 10.0.7.x"
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