CVE-2025-14815
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 · uneditedCleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric ICONICS Suite versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MobileHMI versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Hyper Historian versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric AnalytiX versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS versions 11.02 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MC Works64 all versions, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS64 versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions ICONICS Suite versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions MobileHMI versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions Hyper Historian versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions AnalytiX versions 10.97.3 and prior, and Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS versions 11.02 and prior allows a local attacker to disclose the SQL Server credentials stored in plaintext within the local SQLite file by exploiting this vulnerability, when the local caching feature using SQLite is enabled and SQL authentication is used for the SQL Server authentication. As a result, the unauthorized attacker could access the SQL Server and disclose, tamper with, or destroy data on the server, potentially cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the system.
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 · high confidenceThis vulnerability allows local attackers to obtain SQL Server credentials stored in plaintext within a local SQLite database file when the SQLite caching feature is enabled and SQL authentication is used. The stored credentials can be extracted to gain unauthorized access to the SQL Server, enabling data disclosure, tampering, destruction, or DoS attacks.
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CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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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Verify if SQLite local caching is enabledInspect the application configuration files, settings, or registry for a parameter that enables local caching using SQLite (for example, look for settings named LocalCache, SQLiteCache, EnableLocalCache, or similar). Check connection strings or cache-related configuration sections.Affected if SQLite-based local caching is enabled in the configuration settings
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Confirm SQL authentication is in useReview database connection configuration to determine if SQL Server authentication (with username and password) is configured rather than Windows Authentication. Look for connection strings containing User ID, Password, or SQL Server authentication parameters.Affected if SQL authentication credentials are stored in the application configuration rather than Windows Authentication being used
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Locate SQLite cache database filesSearch the application data directory, local app data folder, or configured cache location for files with .db, .sqlite, or .sqlite3 extensions that may contain cached data.Affected if SQLite cache database files exist in the application environment
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Inspect cache files for plaintext credentialsOpen discovered SQLite database files using a SQLite viewer or the sqlite3 command-line tool and search tables for connection strings, usernames, passwords, or credential-related data stored in plaintext.Affected if SQL Server credentials are found in plaintext within the SQLite cache files
The environment is affected if SQLite local caching is enabled AND SQL authentication is configured, creating the condition where credentials may be exposed in plaintext within cache files.
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 dataDisable SQLite local caching if not required, or migrate from SQL authentication to Windows Authentication which does not store credentials in plaintext. Additionally, restrict physical and local access to affected systems and apply vendor patches when released.
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