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The storage of passwords in a recoverable format makes them subject to password reuse attacks by malicious users. In fact, it should be noted that recoverable encrypted passwords provide no significant benefit over plaintext passwords since they are subject not only to reuse by malicious attackers but also by malicious insiders. If a system administrator can recover a password directly, or use a brute force search on the available information, the administrator can use the password on other accounts.
Usernames and passwords, including the default credentials, are stored in the configuration file using weak encryption. If the default credentials are known by a malicious user, they could obtain other credentials on the system.
Improperly stored passwords in the config file in Itron MV-90 xi 3.0 allows attackers to decode the passwords and password histories to gain access to the MV-90 application as any user.
Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.