CVE-2024-22084Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via cleartext log storage

Published Mar 20, 2024 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Cleartext storage in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder 1.1.4.15 and earlier allows attackers to read passwords and hashes from log files. The recorder stores password material and password hashes in its log files without protecting their confidentiality. Network access without authentication is sufficient, and the disclosed impact is limited to credential material present in the affected logs.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder 1.1.4.15 and earlier allows attackers to read passwords and hashes from log files. The recorder stores password material and password hashes in its log files without protecting their confidentiality. Network access without authentication is sufficient, and the disclosed impact is limited to credential material present in the affected logs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22084
Published
Mar 20, 2024
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Elspec Engineering Ltd.
Product
G5DFR Multi-Functional Digital Fault Recorder
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.4.15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Elspec Engineering Ltd. · G5DFR Multi-Functional Digital Fault Recorderversion=0 <=1.1.4.15

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA ADP VulnrichmentCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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