CVE-2012-1977

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-129-01

http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-129-01.pdf

http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=405

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-05-09

Updated: 2025-06-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N