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CVE-2012-1977
WellinTech KingSCADA Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
High7.1EPSS 0.79%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- icscert
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| icscertCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.79% · top 44% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 3.0
What to do
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.
References (3)
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-129-01 (opens in a new tab)
- http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=405 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-129-01.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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