CVE-2022-42176 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to admin panel access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00122.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Pctechsoft	Pcsecure

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pctechsoft:pcsecure:5.0.8.xw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45253	In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to admin panel access.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/soy-oreocato/CVE-2022-42176
https://github.com/soy-oreocato/CVE-Advisories/tree/main/PapiQuieroPollo00

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00079}`	epss `{'score': 0.00087}`

Thu, 08 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-08T15:41:23.765Z

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42176

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:03:45.686Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-20T15:15:10.157

Modified: 2025-05-08T16:15:22.300

Link: CVE-2022-42176

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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