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
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- CVE-2017-16714CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-09-06
In Ice Qube Thermal Management Center versions prior to version 4.13, passwords are stored in plaintext in a file that is accessible without authentication.
- CVE-2018-8851CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-07-24
Echelon SmartServer 1 all versions, SmartServer 2 all versions prior to release 4.11.007, i.LON 100 all versions, and i.LON 600 all versions. The devices store passwords in plaintext, which may allow an attacker with access to the configur…
- CVE-2018-7510CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-06-06
In the web application in BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems running software versions prior to 4107600010.23, passwords are presented in plaintext in a file that is accessible without authentication.
- CVE-2017-7933CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-06-06
In ABB IP GATEWAY 3.39 and prior, some configuration files contain passwords stored in plain-text, which may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access.
- CVE-2018-11544CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-05-29
The Olive Tree Ftp Server application 1.32 for Android has Insecure Data Storage because a username and password are stored in the /data/data/com.theolivetree.ftpserver/shared_prefs/com.theolivetree.ftpserver_preferences.xml file as the pr…
- CVE-2018-7518CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-05-24
In TotalAlert Web Application in BeaconMedaes Scroll Medical Air Systems prior to v4107600010.23, an attacker with network access to the integrated web server could retrieve default or user defined credentials stored and transmitted in an …
- CVE-2018-10024CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-04-11
ubiQuoss Switch VP5208A creates a bcm_password file at /cgi-bin/ with the user credentials in cleartext when a failed login attempt occurs. The file can be reached via an HTTP request. The credentials can be used to access the system via S…
- CVE-2018-9160CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-03-31
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
- CVE-2018-9031CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-03-29
The login interface on TNLSoftSolutions Sentry Vision 3.x devices provides password disclosure by reading an "if(pwd ==" line in the HTML source code. This means, in effect, that authentication occurs only on the client side.
- CVE-2017-11510CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-03-28
An information leak exists in Wanscam's HW0021 network camera that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to recover the administrator username and password via an ONVIF GetSnapshotUri request.
- CVE-2017-17106CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-12-19
Credentials for Zivif PR115-204-P-RS V2.3.4.2103 Webcams can be obtained by an unauthenticated remote attacker using a standard web /cgi-bin/hi3510/param.cgi?cmd=getuser HTTP request. This vulnerability exists because of a lack of authenti…
- CVE-2017-3192CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-12-16
D-Link DIR-130 firmware version 1.23 and DIR-330 firmware version 1.12 do not sufficiently protect administrator credentials. The tools_admin.asp page discloses the administrator password in base64 encoding in the returned web page. A remo…
- CVE-2017-1000245CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-11-01
The SSH Plugin stores credentials which allow jobs to access remote servers via the SSH protocol. User passwords and passphrases for encrypted SSH keys are stored in plaintext in a configuration file.
- CVE-2017-13771CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-09-07
Lexmark Scan To Network (SNF) 3.2.9 and earlier stores network configuration credentials in plaintext and transmits them in requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests to (1) cgi-bin/direct/printer/…
- CVE-2017-4923CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-08-01
VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained when using the vCenter Server Appliance file-based backup feature.
- CVE-2017-6532CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-07-20
Televes COAXDATA GATEWAY 1Gbps devices doc-wifi-hgw_v1.02.0014 4.20 have cleartext credentials in /mib.db.
- CVE-2017-11349CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-07-17
dataTaker DT8x dEX 1.72.007 allows remote attackers to compose programs or schedules, for purposes such as sending e-mail messages or making outbound connections to FTP servers for uploading data.
- CVE-2017-6709CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-07-06
A vulnerability in the AutoVNF tool for the Cisco Ultra Services Framework could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access administrative credentials for Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) and Cisco OpenStack deployments in …
- CVE-2017-7315CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-07-04
An issue was discovered on Humax Digital HG100R 2.0.6 devices. To download the backup file it's not necessary to use credentials, and the router credentials are stored in plaintext inside the backup, aka GatewaySettings.bin.
- CVE-2017-7905CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-06-30
A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 760 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 4…
- CVE-2017-6028CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-06-30
An Insufficiently Protected Credentials issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Modicon PLCs Modicon M241, all firmware versions, and Modicon M251, all firmware versions. Log-in credentials are sent over the network with Base64 encoding…
- CVE-2017-8837CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-06-05
Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In …
- CVE-2017-7913CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-05-29
A Plaintext Storage of a Password issue was discovered in Moxa OnCell G3110-HSPA Version 1.3 build 15082117 and previous versions, OnCell G3110-HSDPA Version 1.2 Build 09123015 and previous versions, OnCell G3150-HSDPA Version 1.4 Build 11…
- CVE-2017-7925CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-05-06
A Password in Configuration File issue was discovered in Dahua DH-IPC-HDBW23A0RN-ZS, DH-IPC-HDBW13A0SN, DH-IPC-HDW1XXX, DH-IPC-HDW2XXX, DH-IPC-HDW4XXX, DH-IPC-HFW1XXX, DH-IPC-HFW2XXX, DH-IPC-HFW4XXX, DH-SD6CXX, DH-NVR1XXX, DH-HCVR4XXX, DH-…
- CVE-2017-8225CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-04-25
On Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices, access to .ini files (containing credentials) is not correctly checked. An attacker can bypass authentication by providing an empty loginuse parameter and an empty loginpas parameter in the URI.
- CVE-2017-5140CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-02-13
An issue was discovered in Honeywell XL Web II controller XL1000C500 XLWebExe-2-01-00 and prior, and XLWeb 500 XLWebExe-1-02-08 and prior. Password is stored in clear text.
- CVE-2017-5139CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-02-13
An issue was discovered in Honeywell XL Web II controller XL1000C500 XLWebExe-2-01-00 and prior, and XLWeb 500 XLWebExe-1-02-08 and prior. Any user is able to disclose a password by accessing a specific URL, because of Plaintext Storage of…
- CVE-2007-0681CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82007-02-03
profile.php in ExtCalendar 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to change the passwords of arbitrary users without providing the original password, and possibly perform other unauthorized actions, via modified values to register.php.
- CVE-2005-3435CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82005-11-02
admin_news.php in Archilles Newsworld up to 1.3.0 allows attackers to bypass authentication by obtaining the password hash for another user, for example through another Newsworld vulnerability, and specifying the hash in the pwd argument.
- CVE-2000-0944CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82000-12-19
CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 does not properly validate the original news administration password during a password change operation, which allows remote attackers to modify the password without knowing the original password.
- CVE-2018-11746CRITICALCVSS 8.6EG 9.82018-07-03
In Puppet Discovery prior to 1.2.0, when running Discovery against Windows hosts, WinRM connections can fall back to using basic auth over insecure channels if a HTTPS server is not available. This can expose the login credentials being us…
- CVE-2022-34371CRITICALCVSS 8.1EG 9.82022-09-02
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.0.0 up to and including 9.1.0.19, 9.2.1.12, 9.3.0.6, and 9.4.0.3, contain an unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability. A malicious unprivileged network attacker could potentially exploit this vul…
- CVE-2022-32520CRITICALCVSS 8.0EG 9.82023-01-30
A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in unwanted access to a DCE instance when performed over a network by a malicious third-party. This CVE is unique from CVE-2022-32518. Affected Products…
- CVE-2022-32519CRITICALCVSS 8.0EG 9.82023-01-30
A CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format vulnerability exists that could result in unwanted access to a DCE instance when performed over a network by a malicious third-party. Affected Products: Data Center Expert (Versions prio…
- CVE-2022-32518CRITICALCVSS 8.0EG 9.82023-01-30
A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in unwanted access to a DCE instance when performed over a network by a malicious third-party. This CVE is unique from CVE-2022-32520. Affected Products…
- CVE-2021-21505CRITICALCVSS 8.0EG 9.82021-05-06
Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Hub, versions 1906 – 2011, contain an undocumented default iDRAC account. A remote unauthenticated attacker, with the knowledge of the default credentials, could potentially exploit th…
- CVE-2021-22640CRITICALCVSS 7.5EG 9.82022-07-28
An attacker can decrypt the Ovarro TBox login password by communication capture and brute force attacks.
- CVE-2021-23196CRITICALCVSS 7.3EG 9.82022-01-21
The web application on Agilia Link+ version 3.0 implements authentication and session management mechanisms exclusively on the client-side and does not protect authentication attributes sufficiently.
- CVE-2025-48709CRITICALCVSS 3.8EG 9.82025-08-07
BMC Control-M/Server 9.0.21.300 displays cleartext database credentials in process lists and logs. An authenticated attacker with shell access could observe these credentials and use them to log in to the database server. For example, when…
- CVE-2026-105763CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62026-10-05
Twenty is an open-source CRM (customer relationship management) platform. From 1.20.10 until 2.7.0, the /metadata GraphQL connectedAccounts query returned connectionParameters from ConnectedAccountDTO for every connected account in a works…
- CVE-2026-17349CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62026-07-31
/misc/workspace/adhoc_connect_server, part of the Workspaces feature introduced in pgAdmin 4 9.0, when passed the id of an existing server, clones that server via Server.clone(), which copies every column from the source row, including use…
- CVE-2026-59891CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62026-07-14
sigstore-js provides JavaScript libraries for interacting with Sigstore services. Prior to 0.7.1, getRegistryCredentials() reads credentials from the Docker config file and selects an entry by checking whether any configured auth key conta…
- CVE-2023-28131CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62023-04-24
A vulnerability in the expo.io framework allows an attacker to take over accounts and steal credentials on an application/website that configured the "Expo AuthSession Redirect Proxy" for social sign-in. This can be achieved once a victim …
- CVE-2021-28813CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62021-09-10
A vulnerability involving insecure storage of sensitive information has been reported to affect QSW-M2116P-2T2S and QNAP switches running QuNetSwitch. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to read sensitive information b…
- CVE-2020-26906CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62020-10-09
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, RBK752 before 3.2.15.25, RBR750 before 3.2.15.25, RBS750 before 3.2.15.25, RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.…
- CVE-2020-26905CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62020-10-09
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, RBK752 before 3.2.15.25, RBR750 before 3.2.15.25, RBS750 before 3.2.15.25, RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.…
- CVE-2020-26904CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62020-10-09
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, RBK752 before 3.2.15.25, RBR750 before 3.2.15.25, RBS750 before 3.2.15.25, RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.…
- CVE-2020-26903CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62020-10-09
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, RBK752 before 3.2.15.25, RBR750 before 3.2.15.25, RBS750 before 3.2.15.25, RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.…
- CVE-2020-26900CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62020-10-09
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, RBK752 before 3.2.15.25, RBR750 before 3.2.15.25, RBS750 before 3.2.15.25, RBK852 before 3.2.15.25, RBR850 before 3.2.15.…
- CVE-2020-26897CRITICALCVSS 9.6EG 9.62020-10-09
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, RBK752 before 3.2.15.25, RBR750 before 3.2.15.25, RBS750 before 3.2.15.25, RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.…
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