Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CVE-2018-11421
Summary
Moxa OnCell G3100-HSPA Series version 1.6 Build 17100315 and prior use a proprietary monitoring protocol that does not provide confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity security controls. All information is sent in plain text, and can be intercepted and modified. The protocol is vulnerable to remote unauthenticated disclosure of sensitive information, including the administrator's password. Under certain conditions, it's also possible to retrieve additional information, such as content of HTTP requests to the device, or the previously used password, due to memory leakages.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
- HIGH
CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published