Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-4511 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in ABB Pcm600 2.6
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
LOW Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
ABB PCM600 before 2.7 uses an improper hash algorithm for the main application password, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive cleartext information by leveraging read access to the ACTConfig configuration file.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.