Vulnerability in Emerson Openbsi
CVE-2022-29959
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Emerson Openbsi — versions 5.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.forescout.com/blog/ (Third Party Advisory)
- www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29959?
- CVE-2022-29959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Openbsi, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29959?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.