5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-29959
Emerson OpenBSI Weak Credential Storage Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-29959 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Emerson openbsi
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-29959.

URL Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.forescout.com/blog/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.forescout.com/blog/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-29959 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03
    Added Reference https://www.forescout.com/blog/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-312
    Added CWE NIST CWE-522
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 No Types Assigned https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.forescout.com/blog/ No Types Assigned https://www.forescout.com/blog/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-327
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.9 *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:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-29959 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08460

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability