CVE-2022-3287 — Plaintext Storage of a Password in Fwupd

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a PasswordCWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 67.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
FwupdDebian Fwupd
Timeline
PublishedSep 28
Latest updateSep 29

Description

When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDfwupd/fwupd< 1.8.5
▶debiandebian/fwupd< fwupd 1.8.5-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianfwupd/fwupd< 1.8.5-1+2
▶CVEListV5fwupd/fwupdFixed in version 1.8.5

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7qqr-wwjq-98v6: When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish↗2022-09-29
▶
OSV
CVE-2022-3287: When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish↗2022-09-28
▶

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
fwupd: world readable password in /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf↗2022-09-22
▶
Debian
CVE-2022-3287: fwupd - When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the ...↗2022
▶