WellinTech KingSCADA Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
Published May 9, 2012
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.79%
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 products
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- Version 3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WellinTech | KingSCADA | unaffected |
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- 3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
WellinTech has provided the following link to the latest version of KingSCADA: http://download.kingview.com/software/KingSCADA/EN/KingSCADA3.1_2012-04-16EN.rar .
According to WellinTech, this new version securely hashes passwords.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.79% (0.00789) | 54.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.80% (0.00798) | 51.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 49.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 70.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 72.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 71.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 55.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 64.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 65.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=405
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-129-01.pdf Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-129-01
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=405 | ||
| http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-129-01.pdf | Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-129-01 |
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