CWE-522
Allowed-with-ReviewInsufficiently Protected Credentials
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
1811 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-86C9-M554-H9Q9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:56 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:56ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility versions 2.2 through 2.12.1 transmit credentials in plaintext.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-5505"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-09-24T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility versions 2.2 through 2.12.1 transmit credentials in plaintext.",
"id": "GHSA-86c9-m554-h9q9",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:56:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:56:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5505"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190923-0002"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-86WP-7CJF-FH2F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:17 – Updated: 2024-03-21 03:33** DISPUTED ** Avira Free Antivirus through 15.0.2005.1866 allows local users to discover user credentials. The functions of the executable file Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.exe are aimed at collecting credentials stored in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge. The executable does not verify the calling program and thus a request such as fetchChromePasswords or fetchCredentials will succeed. NOTE: some third parties have stated that this is "not a vulnerability."
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-12680"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-08T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "** DISPUTED ** Avira Free Antivirus through 15.0.2005.1866 allows local users to discover user credentials. The functions of the executable file Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.exe are aimed at collecting credentials stored in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge. The executable does not verify the calling program and thus a request such as fetchChromePasswords or fetchCredentials will succeed. NOTE: some third parties have stated that this is \"not a vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-86wp-7cjf-fh2f",
"modified": "2024-03-21T03:33:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:17:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12680"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/%40knikolenko/avira-free-antivirus-password-collector-83452fa7f943"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/@knikolenko/avira-free-antivirus-password-collector-83452fa7f943"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://twitter.com/taviso/status/1258448515912491026"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8743-V63G-3F38
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:02 – Updated: 2022-07-11 00:00An issue was discovered in Nitrokey FIDO U2F firmware through 1.1. Communication between the microcontroller and the secure element transmits credentials in plain. This allows an adversary to eavesdrop the communication and derive the secrets stored in the microcontroller. As a result, the attacker is able to arbitrarily manipulate the firmware of the microcontroller.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-12061"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-21T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Nitrokey FIDO U2F firmware through 1.1. Communication between the microcontroller and the secure element transmits credentials in plain. This allows an adversary to eavesdrop the communication and derive the secrets stored in the microcontroller. As a result, the attacker is able to arbitrarily manipulate the firmware of the microcontroller.",
"id": "GHSA-8743-v63g-3f38",
"modified": "2022-07-11T00:00:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:02:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12061"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/523.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/640.pdf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Nitrokey/nitrokey-fido-u2f-firmware/commits/master"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Nitrokey/nitrokey-fido-u2f-firmware/releases"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-87C3-7792-9PXJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-06 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-06 18:31Charging station authentication identifiers are publicly accessible via web-based mapping platforms.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-27777"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-06T16:16:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Charging station authentication identifiers are publicly accessible via web-based mapping platforms.",
"id": "GHSA-87c3-7792-9pxj",
"modified": "2026-03-06T18:31:13Z",
"published": "2026-03-06T18:31:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27777"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-062-06.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://mobiliti.hu/emobilitas/ugyfeltamogatas/ugyfelszolgalat"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-062-06"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-87GH-GWG6-PX6X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-15 00:31 – Updated: 2026-07-15 00:31CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability that could result in disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-48295"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T22:17:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability that could result in disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.",
"id": "GHSA-87gh-gwg6-px6x",
"modified": "2026-07-15T00:31:42Z",
"published": "2026-07-15T00:31:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48295"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-80.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-87JM-5JCP-MRF7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:28 – Updated: 2022-07-02 00:00Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) prior to 6.2.109.2 allows a local user logged in with administrative privileges to access to another user’s passwords on the same machine via triggering a process dump in specific situations.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-7299"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-09-04T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) prior to 6.2.109.2 allows a local user logged in with administrative privileges to access to another user\u2019s passwords on the same machine via triggering a process dump in specific situations.",
"id": "GHSA-87jm-5jcp-mrf7",
"modified": "2022-07-02T00:00:22Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T22:28:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7299"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/oracle/webcenter/page/scopedMD/s55728c97_466d_4ddb_952d_05484ea932c6/Page29.jspx?wc.contextURL=%2Fspaces%2Fcp\u0026articleId=TS103066\u0026_afrLoop=1258314779734827\u0026leftWidth=0%25\u0026showFooter=false\u0026showHeader=false\u0026rightWidth=0%25\u0026centerWidth=100%25"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-87QV-J2HP-J3F6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-25 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-06 00:00An attacker with weak credentials could access the TCP port via an open FTP port, allowing an attacker to read sensitive files and write to remotely executable directories.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-2103"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-24T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An attacker with weak credentials could access the TCP port via an open FTP port, allowing an attacker to read sensitive files and write to remotely executable directories.",
"id": "GHSA-87qv-j2hp-j3f6",
"modified": "2022-07-06T00:00:29Z",
"published": "2022-06-25T00:00:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2103"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-174-03"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-884F-P57J-F258
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-09 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-05 19:59Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin 1.11 and earlier stores SLM License Access Keys, client secrets, and passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
These credentials can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Additionally, the job configuration form does not mask these credentials, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture them.
As of publication of this advisory, there is no fix.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:soapui-pro-functional-testing"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.11"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-53656"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256",
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-09T21:08:00Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-09T16:15:25Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin 1.11 and earlier stores SLM License Access Keys, client secrets, and passwords unencrypted in job `config.xml` files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.\n\nThese credentials can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.\n\nAdditionally, the job configuration form does not mask these credentials, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture them.\n\nAs of publication of this advisory, there is no fix.",
"id": "GHSA-884f-p57j-f258",
"modified": "2025-11-05T19:59:34Z",
"published": "2025-07-09T18:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53656"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/soapui-pro-functional-testing-plugin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-07-09/#SECURITY-3556"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/09/4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin vulnerability stores unencrypted authentication credentials"
}
GHSA-888Q-3VRQ-2MW3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:35 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:35An improper webserver configuration on Plum IK-401 devices with firmware before 1.02 allows an attacker (with network access to the device) to obtain the configuration file, including hashed credential data. Successful exploitation could allow access to hashed credential data with a single unauthenticated GET request.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-28946"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-08T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An improper webserver configuration on Plum IK-401 devices with firmware before 1.02 allows an attacker (with network access to the device) to obtain the configuration file, including hashed credential data. Successful exploitation could allow access to hashed credential data with a single unauthenticated GET request.",
"id": "GHSA-888q-3vrq-2mw3",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:35:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:35:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28946"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plummac.com/project/ik-401"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cert.pl/news/single/coraz-wiecej-urzadzen-przemyslowych-podlaczonych-do-internetu"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-88F3-HP86-V36F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:10Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-38165"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-07T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.",
"id": "GHSA-88f3-hp86-v36f",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:10:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:10:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38165"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.debian.org/991971"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/w3c/libwww/blob/f010b4cc58d32f34b162f0084fe093f7097a61f0/Library/src/HTParse.c#L118"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00010.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7YMUHFJJWTZ6HBHTYXVDPNZINGGURHDW"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K6PZF7JNTFCOJ62HXZG4Q2NEHSZ6IO2V"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKNK7GQBJBUBMJVNKVC7RTCYWUYMFJQW"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4953"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/7"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/12"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/9"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
Mitigation
Use an appropriate security mechanism to protect the credentials.
Mitigation
Make appropriate use of cryptography to protect the credentials.
Mitigation
Use industry standards to protect the credentials (e.g. LDAP, keystore, etc.).
CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking
Session sidejacking takes advantage of an unencrypted communication channel between a victim and target system. The attacker sniffs traffic on a network looking for session tokens in unencrypted traffic. Once a session token is captured, the attacker performs malicious actions by using the stolen token with the targeted application to impersonate the victim. This attack is a specific method of session hijacking, which is exploiting a valid session token to gain unauthorized access to a target system or information. Other methods to perform a session hijacking are session fixation, cross-site scripting, or compromising a user or server machine and stealing the session token.
CAPEC-474: Signature Spoofing by Key Theft
An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by theft and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.
CAPEC-50: Password Recovery Exploitation
An attacker may take advantage of the application feature to help users recover their forgotten passwords in order to gain access into the system with the same privileges as the original user. Generally password recovery schemes tend to be weak and insecure.
CAPEC-509: Kerberoasting
Through the exploitation of how service accounts leverage Kerberos authentication with Service Principal Names (SPNs), the adversary obtains and subsequently cracks the hashed credentials of a service account target to exploit its privileges. The Kerberos authentication protocol centers around a ticketing system which is used to request/grant access to services and to then access the requested services. As an authenticated user, the adversary may request Active Directory and obtain a service ticket with portions encrypted via RC4 with the private key of the authenticated account. By extracting the local ticket and saving it disk, the adversary can brute force the hashed value to reveal the target account credentials.
CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Modifying existing services may break existing services or may enable services that are disabled/not commonly used.
CAPEC-555: Remote Services with Stolen Credentials
This pattern of attack involves an adversary that uses stolen credentials to leverage remote services such as RDP, telnet, SSH, and VNC to log into a system. Once access is gained, any number of malicious activities could be performed.
CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions under the guise of an authenticated user or service.
CAPEC-561: Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Windows administrator credentials (e.g. userID/password) to access Windows Admin Shares on a local machine or within a Windows domain.
CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing
An adversary tries known username/password combinations against different systems, applications, or services to gain additional authenticated access. Credential Stuffing attacks rely upon the fact that many users leverage the same username/password combination for multiple systems, applications, and services.
CAPEC-644: Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash)
An adversary obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Windows domain credential hash values to access systems within the domain that leverage the Lan Man (LM) and/or NT Lan Man (NTLM) authentication protocols.
CAPEC-645: Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket)
An adversary uses stolen Kerberos tickets to access systems/resources that leverage the Kerberos authentication protocol. The Kerberos authentication protocol centers around a ticketing system which is used to request/grant access to services and to then access the requested services. An adversary can obtain any one of these tickets (e.g. Service Ticket, Ticket Granting Ticket, Silver Ticket, or Golden Ticket) to authenticate to a system/resource without needing the account's credentials. Depending on the ticket obtained, the adversary may be able to access a particular resource or generate TGTs for any account within an Active Directory Domain.
CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials
An adversary obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Kerberos credentials (e.g. Kerberos service account userID/password or Kerberos Tickets) with the goal of achieving authenticated access to additional systems, applications, or services within the domain.
CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate operating system credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions on the system, under the guise of an authenticated user or service. This applies to any Operating System.