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Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CVE-2024-47529

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

OpenC3 COSMOS provides the functionality needed to send commands to and receive data from one or more embedded systems. However, OpenC3 COSMOS stores a user's password unencrypted in the LocalStorage of a web browser, making the password susceptible to exfiltration via Cross-site Scripting (see GHSL-2024-128). This issue affects versions prior to 5.19.0. It only affects the Open Source edition, not the OpenC3 COSMOS Enterprise Edition.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published