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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
May 16, 2022 - 06:15 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

Konica Minolta bizhub MFP devices before 2022-04-14 use cleartext password storage for the /var/log/nginx/html/ADMINPASS and /etc/shadow files.

AnalysisAI

Konica Minolta bizhub MFP devices before 2022-04-14 use cleartext password storage for the /var/log/nginx/html/ADMINPASS and /etc/shadow files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), 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. Konica Minolta bizhub MFP devices before 2022-04-14 use cleartext password storage for the /var/log/nginx/html/ADMINPASS and /etc/shadow files. Affected products include: Konicaminolta Bizhub 226I Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 227 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 246I Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 287 Firmware, Konicaminolta Bizhub 306I Firmware. Version information: before 2022.

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.

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