Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-5434

Published
28 May 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
CVSS Score v4 6.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0022 12th percentile
Risk Priority 30 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-5434 is a medium-severity Weak Encoding for Password (CWE-261) vulnerability in Cisa (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked at the 12th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SC-13 (Cryptographic Protection) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A04:2025 Cryptographic Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

The Campbell Scientific CSI Web Server stores web authentication credentials in a file with a specific file name. Passwords within that file are stored in a weakly encoded format. There is no known way to remotely access the file unless…

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it has been manually renamed. However, if an attacker were to gain access to the file, passwords could be decoded and reused to gain access.

CWE(s)
CWE-261

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.006 Group Policy Preferences Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to find unsecured credentials in Group Policy Preferences (GPP).
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.002 Credentials in Registry Credential Access
Adversaries may search the Registry on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-2862Shared CWE-261
CVE-2025-26401Shared CWE-261
CVE-2026-22543Shared CWE-261
CVE-2024-28270Shared CWE-261
CVE-2025-25298Shared CWE-261
CVE-2023-0356Shared CWE-261
CVE-2025-67652Shared CWE-261
CVE-2026-0809Shared CWE-261
CVE-2024-52334Shared CWE-261
CVE-2024-0556Shared CWE-261

Affected Assets

Cisa
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 4 hardening rules · 1 OS baseline
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SC-13 Cryptographic Protection good match

Cryptographic protection mandates approved algorithms and key management that preclude weak encoding schemes for sensitive data such as passwords.

IA-5 Authenticator Management partial match

Authenticator management requires secure generation, storage, and distribution of passwords rather than trivial encoding.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.DS-01 mostly match
prevents

Proper cryptographic hashing for data-at-rest directly prevents trivial password encoding while the control addresses broader data protection needs.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.24 Use of cryptography mostly match
prevents

Requires appropriate use of cryptography, indirectly discouraging weak encoding schemes.

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
degrades

Requires secure handling and protection of authentication information, directly addressing weak password encoding.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Enforces secure coding practices that would reject trivial password encoding.

A.8.5 Secure authentication partial match
degrades

Mandates secure authentication mechanisms, which precludes trivial encoding of passwords.

References