CVE-2012-1977

CVE-2012-1977 describes a vulnerability in WellinTech KingSCADA 3.0 where user passwords are stored in cleartext base64 format within the user.db file. This allows attackers with access to the system to easily retrieve sensitive authentication credentials. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete confidentiality impact, though it requires medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.