CVE-2024-8459 HIGH

CVE-2024-8459: PLANET Technology switch devices - Cleartext storage of SNMPv3 users' passwords

Vendor Planet Technology
Product GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0
Weakness CWE-312 · Cleartext storage
Published September 30, 2024
Last update September 30, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 30, 2024 CVE published
September 30, 2024 Record updated