CVE-2022-38121
POWERCOM CO., LTD. UPSMON PRO - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
UPSMON PRO configuration file stores user password in plaintext under public user directory. A remote attacker with general user privilege can access all users‘ and administrators' account names and passwords via this unprotected configuration file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
POWERCOM CO., LTD. UPSMON PRO - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
UPSMON PRO configuration file stores user password in plaintext under public user directory. A remote attacker with general user privilege can access all users‘ and administrators' account names and passwords via this unprotected configuration file.
- Record
CVE-2022-38121- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40723
UPSMON PRO configuration file stores user password in plaintext under public user directory. A remote attacker with general user privilege can access all users‘ and administrators' account names and passwords via this unprotected configuration file.
- Record
EUVD-2022-40723- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7922-hx9c-296c
UPSMON PRO configuration file stores user password in plaintext under public user directory. A...
UPSMON PRO configuration file stores user password in plaintext under public user directory. A remote attacker with general user privilege can access all users‘ and administrators' account names and passwords via this unprotected configuration file.
- Record
GHSA-7922-hx9c-296c- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
UPSMON PRO configuration file stores user password in plaintext under public user directory. A remote attacker with general user privilege can access all users‘ and administrators' account names and passwords via this unprotected configuration file.
- Record
CVE-2022-38121- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | POWERCOM UPSMON PRO Path Traversal (CVE-2022-38120) and Credential Harvester (CVE-2022-38121) | 2022-11-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38121 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Powercom Co., Ltd. Upsmon Pro, published November 10, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.74%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.