Plaintext Storage of a Password

CVE-2024-49351

Medium

5.5/10

Summary

IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5, 10.1, and 10.2 stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local user.

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: LOCAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: NONE

CWE-256 - Plaintext Storage of a Password

Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise.

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Advisory Timeline

Published Nov 26, 2024