Clear Storage of SNMPv3 User Passwords in PLANET Technology Switch Modelsposes Security Risk
CVE-2024-8459

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Planet Technology

Status
Gs-4210-24pl4c Hardware 2.0
Gs-4210-24p2s Hardware 3.0
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 September 2024

What is CVE-2024-8459?

Certain switch models from PLANET Technology store SNMPv3 users' passwords in plaintext within the configuration files, allowing remote attackers with administrator privileges to read the file and obtain the credentials.

Affected Version(s)

GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0 0 < 3.305b240802

GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0 0 < 2.305b240719

References

https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8067-2fc50-1.html
https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8068-8aaa5-2.html

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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