title: Walchem Intuition Improper Authentication
description: Walchem Intuition 9 firmware versions prior to v4.21 are vulnerable to improper authentication. Login credentials are stored in a format that could allow an attacker to use them as-is to login and gain access to the device.
problem types: CWE-287 Improper Authentication
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Intuition 9
vendor: Walchem
versions:
lessThan: 4.21, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 6.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
solutions: Walchem recommends upgrading all Intuition 9 firmware versions to v4.21 or later. The upgrade can be downloaded from the Walchem  website https://www.walchem.com/ .