VDB-206497 · CVE-2022-29959 · icsa-22-221-03

Emerson OpenBSI up to 2022-04-29 SecUsers.ini risky encryption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Emerson OpenBSI up to 2022-04-29. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file SecUsers.ini. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a risky encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-327. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 mishandles credential storage. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. This environment provides access control functionality through user authentication and privilege management. The credentials for various users are stored insecurely in the SecUsers.ini file by using a simple string transformation rather than a cryptographic mechanism.

The weakness was disclosed 08/16/2022 as icsa-22-221-03. The advisory is shared at cisa.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-29959 since 04/29/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:SecUsers.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.

Productinfo

Vendor

Emerson

Name

OpenBSI

Version

2022-04-29

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Risky encryption
CWE: CWE-327 / CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1600

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Workaround
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Timelineinfo

04/29/2022 🔍
08/16/2022 +109 days 🔍
08/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2022 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-22-221-03
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29959 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2022 21:22
Updated: 09/17/2022 08:26
Changes: 08/16/2022 21:22 (40), 09/17/2022 08:26 (11)
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