CVE-2020-5721CWE-260

MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no…

published April 15, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00382 · 31.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-260 · Password in Configuration File
Published
2020-04-15T20:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 APR 20:50Z
    MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no…
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