CVE-2017-20040 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Medium CVE-2017-20040

SICUNET Access Controller Password Storage cleartext storage

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was found in SICUNET Access Controller 0.32-05z. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Password Storage. The manipulation leads to weak encryption. Attacking locally is a requirement.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2017-20040

Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Andrew Griffiths

References

More from SICUNET

View All →
CVE-2017-20039
SICUNET Access Controller hard-coded password
Critical 9.8
CVE-2017-20038
SICUNET Access Controller card_scan_decoder.php privileges management
Medium 6.3
CVE-2017-20037
SICUNET Access Controller privileges management
Medium 6.3

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Access Controller
Vulnerable Versions:
0.32-05z

Timeline

Official Publish: June 11th, 2022
Last Modified: April 15th, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-312

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1530 Data from Cloud Storage
Collection
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration