CVE-2022-43460
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDriver Distributor v2.2.3.1 and earlier contains a vulnerability where passwords are stored in a recoverable format. If an attacker obtains a configuration file of Driver Distributor, the encrypted administrator's credentials may be decrypted.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDriver Distributor v2.2.3.1 and earlier stores administrator passwords in configuration files using a weak, reversible encryption scheme rather than secure hashing. An attacker who gains access to the configuration file can decrypt the stored credentials and obtain administrative access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.2.3.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Fujifilm Driver Distributor installationCheck for the application in the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall or look for the program folder in C:\Program Files\Fujifilm\Driver DistributorAffected if The application is installed on the system
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Determine installed versionOpen the application's main executable or access its About/Version information. Compare the version number to 2.2.3.1 - any version equal to or lower than 2.2.3.1 is affectedAffected if The installed version is 2.2.3.1 or earlier
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Locate configuration files with credentialsSearch the Driver Distributor installation directory and %AppData%\Fujifilm\ folders for configuration files (XML, INI, JSON, or config files) that contain user= or password= fields or similar credential storageAffected if Configuration files contain stored administrator credentials
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Verify encryption method used for passwordsOpen the configuration file and examine how passwords are stored. Weak reversible encryption will show encoded/encrypted strings that can be decrypted. Secure hashing would appear as bcrypt, Argon2, or similar hash strings that cannot be reversedAffected if Passwords are stored as reversibly encrypted strings rather than cryptographically hashed values
A user is affected if Fujifilm Driver Distributor version 2.2.3.1 or earlier is installed AND configuration files contain reversibly encrypted administrator credentials instead of properly hashed passwords.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version that implements proper password hashing (e.g., bcrypt, Argon2). If no patched version exists, restrict access to configuration files, rotate all credentials immediately, and implement external authentication (e.g., LDAP, SSO) as a compensating control.
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