CWE-257
Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Description
The storage of passwords in a recoverable format makes them subject to password reuse attacks by malicious users. In fact, it should be noted that recoverable encrypted passwords provide no significant benefit over plaintext passwords since they are subject not only to reuse by malicious attackers but also by malicious insiders. If a system administrator can recover a password directly, or use a brute force search on the available information, the administrator can use the password on other accounts.
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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-49
CVEs mapped to this weakness (27)
page 2 of 2| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-22574 | Med | 0.27 | 4.1 | 0.00 | Apr 14, 2026 | A storing passwords in a recoverable format vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.5.0 through 7.5.2, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.4 all versions, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.3 all versions, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.5.0… | ||
| CVE-2024-3073 | Low | 0.18 | 2.7 | 0.00 | Jun 13, 2024 | The Easy WP SMTP by SendLayer – WordPress SMTP and Email Log Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0. This is due to plugin providing the SMTP password in the SMTP Password field when viewing the settings.… | ||
| CVE-2024-32122 | Low | 0.15 | 2.3 | 0.00 | Apr 8, 2025 | A storing passwords in a recoverable format in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions allows attacker to information disclosure via modification of LDAP server IP to point to a malicious server. | ||
| CVE-2024-6694 | Low | 0.11 | 2.7 | 0.01 | Jul 20, 2024 | The WP Mail SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This is due to plugin providing the SMTP password in the SMTP Password field when viewing the settings. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers,… | ||
| CVE-2025-58049 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Aug 28, 2025 | XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions from 14.4.2 to before 16.4.8, 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.7, and 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.0-rc-1, the PDF export jobs store sensitive cookies unencrypted in job… | |||
| CVE-2023-2881 | — | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | May 25, 2023 | Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format in GitHub repository pimcore/customer-data-framework prior to 3.3.10. | ||
| CVE-2019-1010241 | — | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | Jul 19, 2019 | Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Jenkins 1.17 is affected by: CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. The impact is: Authenticated users can recover credentials. The component is: config-variables.jelly line #30 (passwordVariable). The attack vector is: Attacker… |
- risk 0.27cvss 4.1epss 0.00
A storing passwords in a recoverable format vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.5.0 through 7.5.2, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.4 all versions, FortiSOAR PaaS 7.3 all versions, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiSOAR on-premise 7.5.0…
- risk 0.18cvss 2.7epss 0.00
The Easy WP SMTP by SendLayer – WordPress SMTP and Email Log Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0. This is due to plugin providing the SMTP password in the SMTP Password field when viewing the settings.…
- risk 0.15cvss 2.3epss 0.00
A storing passwords in a recoverable format in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions allows attacker to information disclosure via modification of LDAP server IP to point to a malicious server.
- risk 0.11cvss 2.7epss 0.01
The WP Mail SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This is due to plugin providing the SMTP password in the SMTP Password field when viewing the settings. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers,…
- CVE-2025-58049Aug 28, 2025risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions from 14.4.2 to before 16.4.8, 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.7, and 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.0-rc-1, the PDF export jobs store sensitive cookies unencrypted in job…
- CVE-2023-2881May 25, 2023risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01
Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format in GitHub repository pimcore/customer-data-framework prior to 3.3.10.
- CVE-2019-1010241Jul 19, 2019risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01
Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Jenkins 1.17 is affected by: CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. The impact is: Authenticated users can recover credentials. The component is: config-variables.jelly line #30 (passwordVariable). The attack vector is: Attacker…