CVE-2022-3089
Published: 13 February 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-3089 is a medium-severity Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798) vulnerability in Echelon I.Lon Vision. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 22.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-42518
Vulnerability details
Echelon SmartServer 2.2 with i.LON Vision 2.2 stores cleartext credentials in a file, which could allow an attacker to obtain cleartext usernames and passwords of the SmartServer. If the attacker obtains the file, then the credentials could be used to…
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control the web user interface and file transfer protocol (FTP) server.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Training on secure data handling discourages cleartext storage of sensitive information.
Reduces cleartext storage of sensitive data when OPSEC identifies and mandates protection of key information artifacts.
Enables users to notice when hard-coded credentials have been exploited for unauthorized access.
Data action mapping can detect storage actions that leave sensitive information in cleartext.
Configuration policies can mandate secure storage methods to avoid cleartext storage of sensitive information.
Policy and procedures prohibit hard-coded credentials in favor of managed authentication.
External identity providers eliminate the need for hard-coded credentials in applications.
Changing default authenticators prior to first use and protecting content prevents use of hard-coded credentials.