CVE-2022-22813CWE-798

A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists

published February 9, 2022

CVSS
โ€”
EPSS
1%
Percentile
64.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

๐Ÿšจ A hard-coded credential flaw could lead to attackers eavesdropping on your communication network! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Think of it like a restaurant using the same secret recipe for all their dishes and leaving it on the kitchen wall โ€” any savvy chef who sees it could cook up trouble with the menu! If an attacker gains access to the TLS cryptographic key, they could observe and manipulate traffic, impacting the integrity of product configurations. This could lead to unauthorized changes, exposing sensitive information and potentially compromising your entire network!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant using the same secret recipe for all their dishes and leaving it on the kitchen wall โ€” any savvy chef who sees it could cook up trouble with the menu! This vulnerability involves hard-coded credentials that could allow attackers to hijack the Courier tunneling communication network, jeopardizing secure traffic between systems.

What to do

If an attacker gains access to the TLS cryptographic key, they could observe and manipulate traffic, impacting the integrity of product configurations. This could lead to unauthorized changes, exposing sensitive information and potentially compromising your entire network! To mitigate this vulnerability, remove any hard-coded credentials and implement secure credential management practices. Regularly audit your systems for hard-coded secrets and patch any affected components to ensure secure communication is maintained. You've got this! By taking these steps, you can strengthen your security and lock down your communication channels! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01071 ยท 64.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-798 ยท Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Published
2022-02-09T22:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 FEB 22:05Z
    A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists
    cvelistv5