LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2012-4899: WellinTech KingView 6.5.3 and earlier uses a weak password-hashing algorithm, which makes it easier for loc...

WellinTech KingView 6.5.3 and earlier uses a weak password-hashing algorithm, which makes it easier for local users to discover credentials by reading an unspecified file.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdated
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysis

Security readout for executives and security teams

KingView stores or protects passwords with a weak hashing method. A local user who can read an unspecified file may be able to recover credentials. This matters most where KingView supports industrial operations and local account compromise could aid broader access. Exposure is limited to environments running WellinTech KingView 6.5.3 or earlier, especially systems where non-administrative local users can access application files. The bundle does not identify affected CPEs or deployment conditions. Treat this as an operational technology hygiene issue. It is not documented as remotely exploitable or actively exploited here, but weak credential protection on control-system software can increase impact after local compromise. Mitigation focus: Inventory KingView installations and identify versions 6.5.3 or earlier.; Review the WellinTech patch reference for vendor-approved remediation.; Restrict local interactive access to KingView hosts..

Prepared

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

description · low confidence lookup

Credential and access behavior lookup

The CVE wording references authentication or credential exposure, so valid-account and credential-access review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.

Open ATT&CK lookup
cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2012-4899 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
Published
Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
1Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.