Overview
- 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.
- Source
- psirt@hcl.com
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 6.5
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 0.6
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
Weaknesses
- psirt@hcl.com
- CWE-522
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending