CVEvulnerability
CVE-2024-23551
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2024-05-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-522
Description
Database scanning using username and password stores the credentials in plaintext or encoded format within files at the endpoint. This has been identified as a significant security risk. This will lead to exposure of sensitive information for unauthorized access, potentially leading to severe consequences such as data breaches, unauthorized data manipulation, and compromised system integrity.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials weakness
References
- https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0112963 support.hcltechsw.com
- https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0112963 support.hcltechsw.com