CVE-2022-29831 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3 versions from 1.015R to 1.095Z allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain information about the project file for MELSEC safety CPU modules.

Published: 2022-11-24

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

GX Works3

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`from 1.015R to 1.095Z`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:gx_works3::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:gx_works3::::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-34149	Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3 versions from 1.015R to 1.095Z allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain information about the project file for MELSEC safety CPU modules.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01623.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU97244961
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-333-05
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2022-015_en.pdf

History

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mitsubishielectric Gx Works3

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mitsubishi

Published: 2022-11-24T23:36:18.688Z

Updated: 2025-04-25T17:50:05.829Z

Reserved: 2022-04-27T20:47:43.444Z

Link: CVE-2022-29831

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T06:33:42.702Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-25T00:15:10.437

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:59:46.443

Link: CVE-2022-29831

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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