CWE-555
J2EE Misconfiguration: Plaintext Password in Configuration File
The J2EE application stores a plaintext password in a configuration file.
CVE-2023-20059 (GCVE-0-2023-20059)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 ā Published: 2023-03-23 00:00 ā Updated: 2024-10-25 16:02
VLAI?
Summary
A vulnerability in the implementation of the Cisco Network Plug-and-Play (PnP) agent of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information in clear text. The attacker must have valid low-privileged user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) with the integration of PnP. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a query to an internal API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive information in clear text, which could include configuration files.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
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| Cisco | Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center) |
Affected:
n/a
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Mitigation
Phase: Architecture and Design
Description:
- Do not hardwire passwords into your software.
Mitigation
Phase: Architecture and Design
Description:
- Use industry standard libraries to encrypt passwords before storage in configuration files.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.