Weakness (CWE)
CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
The storage of passwords in a recoverable format makes them subject to password reuse attacks by malicious users. In fact, it should be noted that recoverable encrypted passwords provide no significant benefit over plaintext passwords since they are subject not only to reuse by malicious attackers but also by malicious insiders. If a system administrator can recover a password directly, or use a brute force search on the available information, the administrator can use the password on other accounts.
How to prevent it (1 mitigation)
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Architecture and Design
Use strong, non-reversible encryption to protect stored passwords.
Source: MITRE CWE-257
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Medium 5.3
Improperly Stored Credentials
Improperly stored passwords in the config file in Itron MV-90 xi 3.0 allows attackers to decode the passwords and password histories to gain access to the MV-90 application as any user.
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Medium 6.5
Windows DHCP Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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Medium 4.7
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains…
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Medium 5.3
Stored credentials in Redmine
The system stores the username and password from the login form after submitting the request. This could allow an attacker with access to the platform to return to the browser and view the login credentials.
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Medium 4.1
A storing passwords in a recoverable format vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiSOAR Paa…
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Medium 4.1
A storing passwords in a recoverable format vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSOAR PaaS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiSOAR Paa…
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Medium 6.1
The encryption mechanism used in Eaton's EasySoft project file was insecure and susceptible to brute force attacks, an …
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Medium 6.8
Use of a hardcoded static key to protect sensitive data in Explorance Blue
Explorance Blue versions prior to 8.14.12 use reversible symmetric encryption with a hardcoded static key to protect sensitive data, including user passwords and system configurations. This approach allows stored values to be decrypted offline if the encrypte…
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Medium 5.9
Recoverable passwords in Asseco Infomedica Plus
Asseco InfoMedica is a comprehensive solution used to manage both administrative and medical tasks in the healthcare sector. Passwords of all users are stored in a database in an encoded format. An attacker in possession of these encoded passwords is able to …
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Medium 4.4
A vulnerability has been identified in SiPass integrated (All versions < V3.0). Affected server applications store user…
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Medium 5.3
Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) insufficiently protected credentials
Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) stores credentials used to configure NPCS in 'HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Newforma\<version>\Credentials'. The credentials are encrypted but the encryption key is stored in the same registry location. Authenticated users can access …
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Medium 5.8
XWiki PDF export jobs store sensitive cookies unencrypted in job statuses
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions from 14.4.2 to before 16.4.8, 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.7, and 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.0-rc-1, the PDF export jobs store sensitive cookie…
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Medium 5.3
Vulnerability in Initial Administrator Login Process
During the brief window between installation and the first administrator login, remote attackers may exploit the default credential to gain admin control. This is limited to the setup phase, before any jobs have been configured.
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Medium 5.3
RUCKUS Network Director (RND) before 4.5 stores passwords in a recoverable format.
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Medium 4.4
CVE-2025-27459
The VNC application stores its passwords encrypted within the registry but uses DES for encryption. As DES is broken, the original passwords can be recovered.
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Medium 6.0
Weak Password Storage
Weak password storage vulnerabilities exist in ASPECT if administrator credentials become compromisedThis issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.*; NEXUS Series: through 3.*; MATRIX Series: through 3.*.
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Medium 4.6
Storing passwords in a recoverable format issue exists in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) all versions. If this issu…
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Medium 5.9
User passwords are decrypted and stored on memory before any user logged in. Those decrypted passwords can be retrieved…
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Medium 5.5
Cisco ATA 190 Series Analog Telephone Adapter Muliplatform Firmware Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco ATA 190 Series Multiplatform Analog Telephone Adapter firmware could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to view passwords on an affected device. This vulnerability is due t…
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Medium 6.8
American Dynamics Illustra Essentials Gen 4 - Reversible User Credential - stored web interface
Under certain circumstances the web interface users credentials may be recovered by an authenticated user.
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Medium 6.8
American Dynamics Illustra Essentials Gen 4 - Reversible User Credential - Linux
Under certain circumstances the Linux users credentials may be recovered by an authenticated user.
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Medium 4.9
CyberPower PowerPanel business Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
The key used to encrypt passwords stored in the database can be found in the CyberPower PowerPanel application code, allowing the passwords to be recovered.
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Medium 6.4
LoadMaster Reversible Password Encryption Algorithm
Use of reversible password encryption algorithm allows attackers to decrypt passwords. Sensitive information can be easily unencrypted by the attacker, stolen credentials can be used for arbitrary actions to corrupt the system.
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Medium 6.1
Claris International has successfully resolved an issue of potentially exposing password information to front-end websi…
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Medium 6.8
IBM OpenPages with Watson information disclosure
IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security in a OpenPages environment using Native authentication. If OpenPages is using Native authentication an attacker with access to the OpenPages database could through a series of s…
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Medium 5.1
IBM Security Access Manager Container information disclosure
IBM Security Access Manager Container (IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.6.1 and IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.6.1) temporarily stores sensitive information in files that could be accessed by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 254…
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Medium 4.3
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server – Password Stored in a Recoverable Format
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.5.0.0 and 9.3.0.4, including 8.3.x.x, saves passwords of the Hadoop Copy Files step in plaintext.
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Medium 6.7
Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format in pimcore/customer-data-framework
Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format in GitHub repository pimcore/customer-data-framework prior to 3.3.10.
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Medium 6.5
Azure Machine Learning Compute Instance Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Azure Machine Learning Compute Instance Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Medium 5.7
Affected devices store the CLI user passwords encrypted in flash memory. Attackers with physical access to the device c…
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Medium 6.2
ABB Ability TM Operations Data Management Zenon Zenon Log Server file access control
Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format vulnerability in ABB Zenon 8.20 allows an attacker who successfully exploit the vulnerability may add more network clients that may monitor various activities of the Zenon.
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Medium 6.5
User Credentials Stored in a Recoverable Format within Fidelis Network and Deception
User credentials stored in a recoverable format within Fidelis Network and Deception CommandPost. In the event that an attacker gains access to the CommandPost, these values could be decoded and used to login to the application. The vulnerability is present i…
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Medium 6.8
Junos Space: Shared secrets stored in recoverable format and directly exposed through the UI
The Junos Space Network Management Platform has been found to store shared secrets in a recoverable format that can be exposed through the UI. An attacker who is able to execute arbitrary code in the victim browser (for example via XSS) or access cached conte…
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Medium 6.1
ABB eSOMS: REDIS clear text credentials
The Redis data structure component used in ABB eSOMS versions 6.0 to 6.0.2 stores credentials in clear text. If an attacker has file system access, this can potentially compromise the credentials' confidentiality.
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Medium 6.5
Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Stores Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Jenkins 1.17 is affected by: CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. The impact is: Authenticated users can recover credentials. The component is: config-variables.jelly line #30 (passwordVariable). The attack ve…
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Medium 4.9
Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer uses a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format.