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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2016-4516

Low
3.3/10

Summary

ABB PCM600 before 2.7 improperly stores the main application password after a password change, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published