A Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format... · CVE-2023-31150 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

A Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 10, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 4, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

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Description

A Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Real-Time Automation Controller (SEL RTAC) database system could allow an authenticated attacker to retrieve passwords.
See SEL Service Bulletin dated 2022-11-15 for more details.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

May 10, 2023

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 10, 2023

Last updated Apr 4, 2024

Weaknesses

CWE-257

Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

The storage of passwords in a recoverable format makes them subject to password reuse attacks by malicious users. In fact, it should be noted that recoverable encrypted passwords provide no significant benefit over plaintext passwords since they are subject not only to reuse by malicious attackers but also by malicious insiders. If a system administrator can recover a password directly, or use a brute force search on the available information, the administrator can use the password on other accounts. Learn more on MITRE.

CWE-922

Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors. Learn more on MITRE.