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CVE-2022-29959 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 CVEMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.forescout.com/blog/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 [email protected]MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.forescout.com/blog/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
emerson openbsi
< 5.9
5.9 -
5.9 sp1
5.9 sp2
5.9 sp3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:5.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:5.9:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:5.9:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:5.9:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-29959
NVD Published Date:
Aug 16, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-29959 Details - Not Deferred