CVE-2022-3287

fwupd: world readable password in /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf

Published Sep 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-42683 When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
May 20, 2025, 8:12 PM
Reserved
Sep 23, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 28, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 22, 2022, 12:00 AM