CVE-2024-5434

Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability in Campbell Scientific CSI Web Server and RTMC

Published May 28, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Campbell Scientific CSI Web Server stores web authentication credentials in a file with a specific file name. Passwords within that file are stored in a weakly encoded format. There is no known way to remotely access the file unless it has been manually renamed. However, if an attacker were to gain access to the file, passwords could be decoded and reused to gain access.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Campbell Scientific recommends users to update to the version. For user of CSI Web Server update to the most recent CSI Web Server 1.x patch https://www.campbellsci.com/downloads/csi-web-server-patch For users of RTMC Pro 5 update to the most recent RTMC Pro 5.x patch https://www.campbellsci.com/downloads/rtmc-pro-5-patch For users of RTMC Pro 4 update to the most recent RTMC Pro 4.x patch https://www.campbellsci.com/downloads/rtmc-pro-patch . Contact Campbell Scientific https://www.campbellsci.com/contact  for more details.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46656 The Campbell Scientific CSI Web Server stores web authentication credentials in a file with a specific file name. Passwords within that file are stored in a weakly encoded format. There is no known way to remotely access the file unless it has been manually renamed. However, if an attacker were to gain access to the file, passwords could be decoded and reused to gain access.
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
icscert
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 9:11 PM
Reserved
May 28, 2024, 1:59 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 28, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:15 AM