CVE-2022-38121Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Credential disclosure via public plaintext configuration file

Published Nov 10, 2022 · Updated May 1, 2025

Credential exposure in POWERCOM UPSMON PRO 2.57 allows remote authenticated users to read all application usernames and passwords. UPSMON.ini under /Users/Public/UPSMON-Pro stores web, application, mail, and SMS credential fields as plaintext in a remotely readable location. General-user authentication is required; disclosure includes administrator credentials but does not directly alter data or interrupt service.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability3.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in POWERCOM UPSMON PRO 2.57 allows remote authenticated users to read all application usernames and passwords. UPSMON.ini under /Users/Public/UPSMON-Pro stores web, application, mail, and SMS credential fields as plaintext in a remotely readable location. General-user authentication is required; disclosure includes administrator credentials but does not directly alter data or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-38121
Published
Nov 10, 2022
Updated
May 1, 2025
Vendor
POWERCOM CO., LTD.
Product
UPSMON PRO
Classifications
CWE-522, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 10, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=2.57

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

POWERCOM CO., LTD. · UPSMON PROversion=2.57

Published CVSS scores

6.5TWCERT/CCCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

Public exploit references

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo