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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2018-14083

High
7.5/10

Summary

LICA miniCMTS E8K(u/i/...) devices allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct POST request for the inc/user.ini file, leading to discovery of a password hash.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published