CWE-522— Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.— MITRE CWE catalog
1,782 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
CVEs classified under CWE-522page 30 of 36
- CVE-2020-9403MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-08-11
In PACTware before 4.1 SP6 and 5.x before 5.0.5.31, passwords are stored in a recoverable format, and may be retrieved by any user with access to the PACTware workstation.
- CVE-2020-10727MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-06-26
A flaw was found in ActiveMQ Artemis management API from version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0, where a user inadvertently stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers`…
- CVE-2020-7030MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-06-04
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability was discovered in the web interface component of IP Office that may potentially allow a local user to gain unauthorized access to the component. Affected versions of IP Office include: 9.x, …
- CVE-2020-12680MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-05-08
Avira Free Antivirus through 15.0.2005.1866 allows local users to discover user credentials. The functions of the executable file Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.exe are aimed at collecting credentials stored in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge.…
- CVE-2019-4668MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-04-23
IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) 7.0.4.0 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 171250.
- CVE-2020-5721MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-04-15
MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Passwo…
- CVE-2020-5263MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-04-09
auth0.js (NPM package auth0-js) greater than version 8.0.0 and before version 9.12.3 has a vulnerability. In the case of an (authentication) error, the error object returned by the library contains the original request of the user, which m…
- CVE-2019-11686MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-03-10
Western Digital SanDisk X300, X300s, X400, and X600 devices: A vulnerability in the wear-leveling algorithm of the drive may cause cryptographically sensitive parameters (such as data encryption keys) to remain on the drive media after the…
- CVE-2020-2145MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-03-09
Jenkins Zephyr Enterprise Test Management Plugin 1.9.1 and earlier stores its Zephyr password in plain text on the Jenkins master file system.
- CVE-2014-4659MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-02-20
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- CVE-2014-4660MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-02-20
Ansible before 1.5.5 constructs filenames containing user and password fields on the basis of deb lines in sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging …
- CVE-2020-8632MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-02-05
In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords.
- CVE-2019-19119MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-02-03
An issue was discovered in PRTG 7.x through 19.4.53. Due to insufficient access control on local registry keys for the Core Server Service, a non-administrative user on the local machine is able to access administrative credentials.
- CVE-2019-19539MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-01-27
An issue was discovered in Idelji Web ViewPoint H01ABO-H01BY and L01ABP-L01ABZ, Web ViewPoint Plus H01AAG-H01AAQ and L01AAH-L01AAR, and Web ViewPoint Enterprise H01-H01AAE and L01-L01AAF. By reading ADB or AADB file content within the Inst…
- CVE-2019-19696MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-01-18
A RootCA vulnerability found in Trend Micro Password Manager for Windows and macOS exists where the localhost.key of RootCA.crt might be improperly accessed by an unauthorized party and could be used to create malicious self-signed SSL cer…
- CVE-2019-4335MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-12-30
IBM Watson Studio Local 1.2.3 stores key files in the user's home directory which could be obtained by another local user. IBM X-Force ID: 161413.
- CVE-2019-8522MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-12-18
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. An encrypted volume may be unmounted and remounted by a different user without prompting for the password.
- CVE-2019-16572MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-12-17
Jenkins Weibo Plugin 1.0.1 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2014-0241MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-12-13
rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman: File /etc/hammer/cli.modules.d/foreman.yml world readable
- CVE-2012-5527MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-11-25
Claws Mail vCalendar plugin: credentials exposed on interface
- CVE-2019-16543MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-11-21
Jenkins Spira Importer Plugin 3.2.2 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2010-4178MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-11-06
MySQL-GUI-tools (mysql-administrator) leaks passwords into process list after with launch of mysql text console
- CVE-2013-4423MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-11-04
CloudForms stores user passwords in recoverable format
- CVE-2019-4307MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-10-29
IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG) 4.0 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 160987.
- CVE-2019-10429MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-09-25
Jenkins GitLab Logo Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2019-10426MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-09-25
Jenkins Gem Publisher Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2019-10424MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-09-25
Jenkins elOyente Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2019-10423MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-09-25
Jenkins CodeScan Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2019-10420MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-09-25
Jenkins Assembla Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2019-10419MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-09-25
Jenkins vFabric Application Director Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2019-10398MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-09-12
Jenkins Beaker Builder Plugin 1.9 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2019-10361MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-07-31
Jenkins Maven Release Plugin 0.14.0 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- CVE-2019-10345MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-07-31
Jenkins Configuration as Code Plugin 1.20 and earlier did not treat the proxy password as a secret to be masked when logging or encrypted for export.
- CVE-2019-4239MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-06-14
IBM MQ Advanced Cloud Pak (IBM Cloud Private 1.0.0 through 3.0.1) stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 159465.
- CVE-2019-6567MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-06-12
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All Versions < V5.2.4), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (inc…
- CVE-2019-11820MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-05-09
Information exposure through process environment vulnerability in Synology Calendar before 2.3.3-0620 allows local users to obtain credentials via cmdline.
- CVE-2018-12383MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52018-10-18
If a user saved passwords before Firefox 58 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of these passwords is still accessible. This is because the older stored password file was not deleted when the data was copied to a new …
- CVE-2018-11752MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52018-10-02
Previous releases of the Puppet cisco_ios module output SSH session debug information including login credentials to a world readable file on every run. These issues have been resolved in the 0.4.0 release.
- CVE-2017-1207MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52017-07-05
IBM WebSphere Message Broker stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 123777.
- CVE-2017-6694MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52017-06-13
A vulnerability in the Virtual Network Function Manager's (VNFM) logging function of Cisco Ultra Services Platform could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view sensitive data (cleartext credentials) on an affected system. More Info…
- CVE-2015-5013MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52017-02-08
The IBM Security Access Manager appliance includes configuration files that contain obfuscated plaintext-passwords which authenticated users can access.
- CVE-2014-4806MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52014-08-29
The installation process in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 8.x before 8.6.0.2 iFix 003, 8.7.x before 8.7.0.1 iFix 003, 8.8.x before 8.8.0.1 iFix 002, and 9.0.x before 9.0.0.1 iFix 001 on Linux places a cleartext password in a temporary fi…
- CVE-2022-27548MEDIUMCVSS 4.9EG 5.52022-07-06
HCL Launch stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user.
- CVE-2022-29839MEDIUMCVSS 4.1EG 5.52022-12-09
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in the remote backups application on Western Digital My Cloud devices that could allow an attacker who has gained access to a relevant endpoint to use that information to access protected …
- CVE-2016-15014MEDIUMCVSS 3.3EG 5.52023-01-07
A vulnerability has been found in CESNET theme-cesnet up to 1.x on ownCloud and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cesnet/core/lostpassword/templates/resetpassword.php. The man…
- CVE-2021-45097MEDIUMCVSS 2.9EG 5.52021-12-16
KNIME Server before 4.12.6 and 4.13.x before 4.13.4 (when installed in unattended mode) keeps the administrator's password in a file without appropriate file access controls, allowing all local users to read its content.
- CVE-2026-92133MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42026-09-16
Jenkins GitLab Plugin 1.2149.vcfc32c82b_f7f and earlier caches the GitLab API client built for alternative GitLab API token credentials under a cache key derived from the credentials ID alone, omitting the folder in which the credentials a…
- CVE-2026-21766MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42026-08-05
The default login portlet in HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose insufficiently protects credentials. Under certain very specific use cases and specific configurations, sensitive information may be written to web server…
- CVE-2026-16553MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42026-07-29
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.8 before 19.0.5, 19.1 before 19.1.3, and 19.2 before 19.2.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed some sensitive information to be disclosed to an uninte…
- CVE-2026-42951MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42026-05-29
An authenticated user can download a backup of the Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder device which includes account data and password hashes.
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