CVE-2012-1977
WellinTech KingSCADA Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorKingviewKingSCADA
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
Description
WellinTech KingSCADA 3.0 uses a cleartext base64 format for storage of passwords in user.db, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=405Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-129-01.pdfCVSS
7.1HIGHicscert
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-311CWE-255
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