Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability in Campbell Scientific CSI Web Server and RTMC
Vulnerability Description
The Campbell Scientific CSI Web Server stores web authentication credentials in a file with a specific file name. Passwords within that file are stored in a weakly encoded format. There is no known way to remotely access the file unless it has been manually renamed. However, if an attacker were to gain access to the file, passwords could be decoded and reused to gain access.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Patrick K. Sheehan, Grant Hume, and Donald Macary reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.
Affected Vendor
Campbell Scientific
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Timeline
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.