What is CVE-2022-42284?

CVE-2022-42284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Bmc, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-42284?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nvidia Bmc

CVE-2022-42284

NVIDIA BMC stores user passwords in an obfuscated form in a database accessible by the host. This may lead to a credentials exposure.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Nvidia Bmc
Nvidia Dgx_a100
Nvidia Dgx Servers — versions All BMC firmware versions prior to 00.19.07

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42284?: CVE-2022-42284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Bmc, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-42284?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.