CVE-2022-3287

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

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 22, 2022

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in fwupd. 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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-538 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory