CVE-2014-2381 | Schneider Electric Wonderware Inadequate Encryption Strength

Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server (WIS) Portal 4.0 SP1 through 5.5 uses weak encryption, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a credential file.

Published: 2014-08-28 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2381 is rated Low Risk (7.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2381

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
2 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2381

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2381

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-2381

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/326.html" target="_blank">CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2381

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
invensys wonderware_information_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_information_server:4.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_information_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_information_server:4.0:sp1:*:*:portal:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_information_server 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_information_server:4.5:-:portal:*:*:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_information_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_information_server:5.0:-:portal:*:*:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_information_server 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_information_server:5.5:*:*:*:portal:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2381

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