WellinTech KingSCADA 3.0 uses a cleartext base64 format for storage of passwords in user.db, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-1986 | WellinTech KingSCADA 3.0 uses a cleartext base64 format for storage of passwords in user.db, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading this file. |
Fixes
Solution
WellinTech has provided the following link to the latest version of KingSCADA: http://download.kingview.com/software/KingSCADA/EN/KingSCADA3.1_2012-04-16EN.rar . According to WellinTech, this new version securely hashes passwords.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Title | WellinTech KingSCADA Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-311 | |
| References |
|
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: icscert
Published:
Updated: 2025-06-26T21:30:25.305Z
Reserved: 2012-03-30T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2012-1977
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-05-09T10:33:15.020
Modified: 2025-06-26T22:15:24.103
Link: CVE-2012-1977
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
EUVD