CVE-2023-42493

Credential disclosure via plaintext password storage

Published Oct 25, 2023 · Updated Sep 10, 2024

Plaintext password storage in Alexander Maier GmbH EisBaer SCADA allows local users to obtain stored credentials from affected installations. Public advisories do not identify the storage resource, file, database field, or memory location that retains the password without protection. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and exposes credentials that can be reused to access protected resources or alter data.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password storage in Alexander Maier GmbH EisBaer SCADA allows local users to obtain stored credentials from affected installations. Public advisories do not identify the storage resource, file, database field, or memory location that retains the password without protection. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and exposes credentials that can be reused to access protected resources or alter data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-42493
Published
Oct 25, 2023
Updated
Sep 10, 2024
Vendor
Alexander Maier GmbH
Product
EisBaer SCADA
Classifications
CWE-256, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 10, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions <Upgrade to the latest version.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Alexander Maier GmbH · EisBaer SCADAversion=All versions <Upgrade to the latest version.

Published CVSS scores

7.1Israel National Cyber DirectorateCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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