CVE-2022-29959 affects Emerson OpenBSI, an engineering environment for ControlWave and Bristol Babcock RTUs, due to insecure credential storage. User credentials are saved in the SecUsers.ini file using a simple string transformation instead of robust encryption, making them susceptible to disclosure. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:5.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:5.9:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:5.9:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openbsi:5.9:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.