What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-14709?

CVE-2019-14709 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.8%.

Mdc N4090 Firmware CVE-2019-14709

CRITICAL

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2019-08-06 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Mdc N4090 Firmware Mdc N4090W Firmware Mdc N2190V Firmware

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 06, 2019 - 23:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

A cleartext password storage issue was discovered on MicroDigital N-series cameras with firmware through 6400.0.8.5. The file in question is /usr/local/ipsca/mipsca.db. If a camera is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.

AnalysisAI

A cleartext password storage issue was discovered on MicroDigital N-series cameras with firmware through 6400.0.8.5. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. A cleartext password storage issue was discovered on MicroDigital N-series cameras with firmware through 6400.0.8.5. The file in question is /usr/local/ipsca/mipsca.db. If a camera is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems. Affected products include: Microdigital Mdc-N4090 Firmware, Microdigital Mdc-N4090W Firmware, Microdigital Mdc-N2190V Firmware. Version information: through 6400.0.8.5..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.