What is CVE-2023-22389?

CVE-2023-22389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snapav Wattbox Wb-300-Ip-3, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2023-22389?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Snapav Wattbox Wb-300-Ip-3

CVE-2023-22389

Snap One Wattbox WB-300-IP-3 versions WB10.9a17 and prior store passwords in a plaintext file when the device configuration is exported via Save/Restore–>Backup Settings, which could be read by any user accessing the file.

Published 2023-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Snapav Wattbox Wb-300-Ip-3
Snapav Wattbox Wb-300-Ip-3 Firmware
Snap One Wattbox Wb-300-Ip-3 — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a Password

References

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-23-026-03 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22389?: CVE-2023-22389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snapav Wattbox Wb-300-Ip-3, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-22389?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.