An unauthorized user with network access and the decryption key could decrypt sensitive data, such as usernames and passwords.
Solution:
Obscuring a password with a trivial encoding does not protect the password.
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
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https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-23-017-01 | third party advisory us government resource |
https://digitalsupport.ge.com/s/article/GE-Digital-Product-Security-Advisory-GED-23-01 | permissions required vendor advisory |