CWE-522
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Description
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-102 · CAPEC-474 · CAPEC-50 · CAPEC-509 · CAPEC-551 · CAPEC-555 · CAPEC-560 · CAPEC-561 · CAPEC-600 · CAPEC-644 · CAPEC-645 · CAPEC-652 · CAPEC-653
CVEs mapped to this weakness (561)
page 3 of 29| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-6028 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.02 | Jun 30, 2017 | 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 leaving them susceptible to sniffing.… | ||
| CVE-2017-7913 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.01 | May 29, 2017 | 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 11051315 and previous versions, OnCell… | ||
| CVE-2017-5140 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.02 | Feb 13, 2017 | 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-2017-5139 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.02 | Feb 13, 2017 | 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 a Password. | ||
| CVE-2005-3435 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.02 | Nov 2, 2005 | 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-2024-5176 | Cri | 0.61 | — | 0.00 | May 31, 2024 | Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Baxter Welch Allyn Configuration Tool may allow Remote Services with Stolen Credentials.This issue affects Welch Allyn Configuration Tool: versions 1.9.4.1 and prior. | ||
| CVE-2018-10286 | Hig | 0.61 | 8.8 | 0.07 | Apr 22, 2018 | The Ericsson-LG iPECS NMS A.1Ac web application discloses sensitive information such as the NMS admin credentials and the PostgreSQL database credentials to logged-in users via the responses to certain HTTP POST requests. In order to be able to see the credentials in cleartext,… | ||
| CVE-2025-22372 | Cri | 0.60 | — | 0.00 | Apr 14, 2025 | Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in SicommNet BASEC on SaaS allows Password Recovery. Passwords are either stored in plain text using reversible encryption, allowing an attacker with sufficient privileges to extract plain text passwords easily. This issue… | ||
| CVE-2025-2311 | Cri | 0.59 | 9.0 | 0.00 | Mar 20, 2025 | Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Sechard Information Technologies SecHard allows Authentication Bypass, Interface Manipulation, Authentication Abuse, Harvesting Information… | ||
| CVE-2025-25650 | Cri | 0.59 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Mar 17, 2025 | An issue in the storage of NFC card data in Dorset DG 201 Digital Lock H5_433WBSK_v2.2_220605 allows attackers to produce cloned NFC cards to bypass authentication. | ||
| CVE-2019-17082 | Cri | 0.59 | — | 0.00 | Nov 26, 2024 | Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in OpenText™ AccuRev allows Authentication Bypass. When installed on a Linux or Solaris system the vulnerability could allow anyone who knows a valid AccuRev username can use the AccuRev client to login and gain access to… | ||
| CVE-2022-45157 | Cri | 0.59 | 9.1 | 0.00 | Nov 13, 2024 | A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being… | ||
| CVE-2026-42869 | Cri | 0.58 | 10.0 | 0.00 | May 11, 2026 | SOCFortress CoPilot focuses on providing a single pane of glass for all your security operations needs. Prior to 0.1.57, SOCFortress CoPilot ships a hardcoded JWT signing secret as a fallback value in backend/app/auth/utils.py:28 and ships it verbatim in .env.example. Any… | ||
| CVE-2017-7547 | Hig | 0.58 | 8.8 | 0.06 | Aug 16, 2017 | PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so. | ||
| CVE-2026-46511 | Hig | 0.57 | — | 0.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | HAX CMS helps manage microsite universe with PHP or NodeJs backends. Prior to version 26.0.0, an attack chain utilizing Stored XSS alongside dynamic token exposure in the `/system/api/connectionSettings` endpoint allows an authenticated attacker to perform a complete… | ||
| CVE-2026-7313 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.7 | 0.00 | Jun 2, 2026 | CWE‑522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in web services in Progress Sitefinity version from 8.0.5700 to 13.3.7652 allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain plain-text credentials used connect to Sitefinity Insight service. Successful exploitation requires active… | ||
| CVE-2026-43992 | Cri | 0.57 | 9.8 | 0.00 | May 12, 2026 | JunoClaw is an agentic AI platform built on Juno Network. Prior to 0.x.y-security-1, every MCP write tool (send_tokens, execute_contract, instantiate_contract, upload_wasm, ibc_transfer, etc.) accepted 'mnemonic: string' as an explicit tool-call parameter. The BIP-39 seed was… | ||
| CVE-2026-32171 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Apr 14, 2026 | Insufficiently protected credentials in Azure Logic Apps allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. | ||
| CVE-2025-42933 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Sep 9, 2025 | When a user logs in via SAP Business One native client, the SLD backend service fails to enforce proper encryption of certain APIs. This leads to exposure of sensitive credentials within http response body. As a result, it has a high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and… | ||
| CVE-2025-41682 | — | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Sep 8, 2025 | An authenticated, low-privileged attacker can obtain credentials stored on the charge controller including the manufacturer password. |
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.02
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 leaving them susceptible to sniffing.…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.01
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 11051315 and previous versions, OnCell…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.02
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.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.02
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 a Password.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.02
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.
- risk 0.61cvss —epss 0.00
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Baxter Welch Allyn Configuration Tool may allow Remote Services with Stolen Credentials.This issue affects Welch Allyn Configuration Tool: versions 1.9.4.1 and prior.
- risk 0.61cvss 8.8epss 0.07
The Ericsson-LG iPECS NMS A.1Ac web application discloses sensitive information such as the NMS admin credentials and the PostgreSQL database credentials to logged-in users via the responses to certain HTTP POST requests. In order to be able to see the credentials in cleartext,…
- risk 0.60cvss —epss 0.00
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in SicommNet BASEC on SaaS allows Password Recovery. Passwords are either stored in plain text using reversible encryption, allowing an attacker with sufficient privileges to extract plain text passwords easily. This issue…
- risk 0.59cvss 9.0epss 0.00
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Sechard Information Technologies SecHard allows Authentication Bypass, Interface Manipulation, Authentication Abuse, Harvesting Information…
- risk 0.59cvss 9.1epss 0.01
An issue in the storage of NFC card data in Dorset DG 201 Digital Lock H5_433WBSK_v2.2_220605 allows attackers to produce cloned NFC cards to bypass authentication.
- risk 0.59cvss —epss 0.00
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in OpenText™ AccuRev allows Authentication Bypass. When installed on a Linux or Solaris system the vulnerability could allow anyone who knows a valid AccuRev username can use the AccuRev client to login and gain access to…
- risk 0.59cvss 9.1epss 0.00
A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being…
- risk 0.58cvss 10.0epss 0.00
SOCFortress CoPilot focuses on providing a single pane of glass for all your security operations needs. Prior to 0.1.57, SOCFortress CoPilot ships a hardcoded JWT signing secret as a fallback value in backend/app/auth/utils.py:28 and ships it verbatim in .env.example. Any…
- risk 0.58cvss 8.8epss 0.06
PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so.
- risk 0.57cvss —epss 0.00
HAX CMS helps manage microsite universe with PHP or NodeJs backends. Prior to version 26.0.0, an attack chain utilizing Stored XSS alongside dynamic token exposure in the `/system/api/connectionSettings` endpoint allows an authenticated attacker to perform a complete…
- risk 0.57cvss 8.7epss 0.00
CWE‑522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in web services in Progress Sitefinity version from 8.0.5700 to 13.3.7652 allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain plain-text credentials used connect to Sitefinity Insight service. Successful exploitation requires active…
- risk 0.57cvss 9.8epss 0.00
JunoClaw is an agentic AI platform built on Juno Network. Prior to 0.x.y-security-1, every MCP write tool (send_tokens, execute_contract, instantiate_contract, upload_wasm, ibc_transfer, etc.) accepted 'mnemonic: string' as an explicit tool-call parameter. The BIP-39 seed was…
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00
Insufficiently protected credentials in Azure Logic Apps allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00
When a user logs in via SAP Business One native client, the SLD backend service fails to enforce proper encryption of certain APIs. This leads to exposure of sensitive credentials within http response body. As a result, it has a high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and…
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00
An authenticated, low-privileged attacker can obtain credentials stored on the charge controller including the manufacturer password.